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. Men take more pains to lose themselves than would be requisite to keep them in the right road.
The Broad Stone of Honour, Godefridus, X
716. Dull is the jester when the joke’s unkind.
Love of Fame, Sat. II, line 124
717.
The English winter — ending in July
To recommence in August.
Don Juan, Can. XIII, St. 42
718.
It is the bright day, that brings forth the adder;
And that craves wary walking.
Julius Caesar (Brutus), Act II, Scene I
719.
Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:
God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light.
Epitaph intended for Sir Isaac Newton
720.
There smiles no Paradise on earth so fair
But guilt will raise avenging phantoms there.
The Abencerrage, Can. 1