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.
691.
Laws are vain, by which we right enjoy,
If kings unquestioned can those laws destroy.
Absalom and Achitophel, Pt I, line 763
692. Woe to the crown that doth the cowl obey!
Ecclesiastical Sonnets, Pt I, XXIX
693.
When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.
The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II
694.
All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy’d.
Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI
695.
True friendship’s laws are by this rule expressed,
Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest.
Homer’s Odyssey, Bk XV, line 83
696. One ear it heard, at the other out it went.
Troilus and Cresscide, Bk IV, line 435