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.
739.
A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
740.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel; but being in,
Bear’t that the opposed may beware of thee.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III
741.
England, with all thy faults, I love thee still —
My country! and while yet a nook is left
Where English minds and manners may be found,
Shall be constrain’d to love thee.
The Task, Bk II, line 206
742.
Beauties are tyrants, and if they can reign
They have no feeling for their subject’s pain;
Their victim’s anguish gives their charms applause,
And their chief glory is the woe they cause.
The Patron
743. Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI
744.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.
Retirement, line 681