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.
673. Poison itself is a remedy in some diseases, and there is nothing so evil but what may be converted to purposes of good.
The Broad Stone of Honour. Godefridus, XII
674.
Fame, like water, bears up the lighter things,
And lets the weighty sink.
The Adventures of Five Hours (Don Antonio), Act II.
675.
A custom
More honour’d in the breach than the observance.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene IV
676.
’Tis good in every cause, you know,
To have two strings unto our bow.
The Ghost, Bk IV, line 1296
677.
There are many dangers by the way
And hasty climbers quickly catch a fall.
The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife)
678. Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Richard II (Gaunt), Act II, Scene I