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. Plenty and peace breeds cowards; hardness ever of hardiness is mother.
Cymbeline (Imogen), Act III, Scene VI
890. Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
Christian Moderation. Introduction.
891. We must take our poets as we do our meals — as they are served up to us.
Obiter Dicta, Mr Browning’s Poetry
892. Who keeps one end in view, makes all things serve.
In a Balcony
893. Prevention is better than cure.
894. Lawyers are always more ready to get a man into troubles than out of them.
The Good-Natured Man (Garnet), Act III