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.
907.
To observations which ourselves we make,
We grow more partial for the observer’s sake.
Moral Essays, Ep. I, line 11
908. A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Rip Van Winkle
909. Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Scenes of Clerical Life: Mr Gilfil’s Love Story
910. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V
911.
Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.
The Farewell, line 27
912. Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Letter to J. Boswell, Esq., 1766