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.
703.
Our discontent is from comparison,
Were better states unseen, each man would like his own.
The Consolation, St. 2
704. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.
Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History
705. Two heads are better than one.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. IX
706. The harder match’d, the greater victory.
Henry VI, Pt III. (King Edward), Act V, Scene I
707.
He that needs five thousand pounds to live
Is full as poor as he that needs but five.
The Temple. The Church Porch
708.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.
Retirement, line 681