Proverbial Wisdom
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.
661.
Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound,
Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.
Gotham, line 107
662.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III
663.
Accursed is the march of that glory
Which treads o’er the hearts of the free.
Irish Melodies, Forget not the Fiel
664.
My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.
Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra), Act I, Scene V
665.
Curiosity
Does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
Ode on Chair made of Sir F. Drake’s Ship, IV
666.
An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.
Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII