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. If thou wilt go seek for a thief, no wonder if thou be robbed.
Christian Ethics
680. Man seeks his own good at the whole world’s cost.
Luria (Braccio), Act I.
681. None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation.
Lacon, XL
682. He that will rise to the top of a high ladder must go up, not leap up.
The Dumb Knight (Prate), Act I, Scene I
683. ’Tis the good reader that makes the good book.
Success
684. When the sunne shineth, make hay.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III