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.
667.
The absent Danger greater still appears,
Less fears he who is near the thing he fears.
Tragedy of Cleopatra (Rodon), Act IV, Scene I
668. The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Jeremiah 31:29
669. Many little leaks may sink a ship.
Holy and Profane States; Holy State: The Good Servant.
670. The clothing of our minds certainly ought to be regarded before that of our bodies.
Spectator, No. 75.
671.
The drying up a single tear has more
Of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.
Don Juan, Can. VIII, St. 3
672. Example is the lesson that all men can read.
Education, Can. I, LXXXI