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.
721. Man proposeth, God disposeth.
Jacula Prudentum
722.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III
723. We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it.
Macbeth (Macbeth), Act III, Scene II
724. For a king ’Tis sometimes better to be fear’d than loved.
Sardanapalus (Myrrha), Act I, Scene III
725.
’Tis hard for kings to steer an equal course,
And they who banish one oft gain a worse.
Tarquin and Tullia
726.
We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
Their perch, and not their terror.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Scene I