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.
715. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
Vanity Fair, Chap. II
716. No furniture so charming as books, even if you never open them or read a single word.
Memoirs, Chap IX
717. Small things make base men proud.
Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I
718. For a king ’Tis sometimes better to be fear’d than loved.
Sardanapalus (Myrrha), Act I, Scene III
719.
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II
720. None but the brave deserves the fair.
Alexander’s Feast