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.
679. Handsome is as handsome does.
The Vicar of Wakefield, Ch. I
680.
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
681. Better be happie than wise.
Proverbs, Bk II, Ch. VI
682.
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)
683.
Better build schoolrooms for the boy,
Than cells and gibbets for the man.
A Song for the Ragged Schools
684.
Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.
King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII