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.
967.
Grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure;
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
The Old Bachelor (Sharper), Act V, Scene VIII
968. When th’ iron is hot, strike.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III
969.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be:
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III
970.
In fair virtue’s heavenly road,
The cottage leaves the palace far behind.
The Cotter’s Saturday Night
971. Labour is but refreshment from repose.
Greenland, Can. 11
972. Prevention is better than cure.