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. ‘Orthodoxy, my lord,’ said Bishop Warburton, in a whisper, ‘orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy is another man’s doxy.’
Memoirs, Vol. I, p. 372
662.
What custom hath endear’d
We part with sadly, though we prize it not.
Basil (Rosmberg), Act I, Scene II
663.
So many are
The sufferings which no human aid can reach,
It needs must be a duty doubly sweet
To heal the few we can.
Zapolya, Pt II
664. Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most, always like it the least.
Letter to his Son, 29th January, 1748
665. He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it is a saint; that boasteth of it is a devil.
Holy and Profane States. Holy State, of Self-Praising
666. Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.
The Traveller, line 386