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. Labour is but refreshment from repose.
Greenland, Can. 11
968. A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.
Political Essays: On Court Influence
969. He soonest looseth that despairs to win.
The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife), line 711
970.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face.
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Essay on Man
971. A good heart’s worth gold.
Henry IV, Pt II (Hostess), Act II, Scene IV
972. History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
On the Study and Use of History, Letter II