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.
889. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.
The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line
890. What reason weaves, by Passion is undone.
Essay on Man, Ep. II, line 42
891. He who has the truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.
The Stones of Venice, Infidelitas, §99.
892.
’Tis hard for kings to steer an equal course,
And they who banish one oft gain a worse.
Tarquin and Tullia
893. He soonest looseth that despairs to win.
The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife), line 711
894. Better a little chiding than a great deal of heart-break.
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs Page), Act V,
Scene III