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.
The English winter — ending in July
To recommence in August.
Don Juan, Can. XIII, St. 42
890.
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
891.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises; and oft it hits,
Where hope is coldest, and despair most sits.
All’s Well that Ends Well (Helena), Act II,
Scene I
892. Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.
Comedy of Errors (Luciana), Act III, Scene II
893.
Not ten yoke of oxen
Have the power to draw us
Like a woman’s hair.
The Saga of King Olaf
894. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Henry IV, Pt II (Suffolk), Act III, Scene I