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.
97. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.
98.
Unbidden guests
Are often welcomest when they are gone.
Henry VI, Pt I (Bedford), Act II, Scene II
99.
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
The Cotter’s Saturday Night
100. How much lies in laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher the whole man.
Sartor Resartus, Bk I, Ch. V
101. Wounds are ill cured with a good intent.
Cat and Puss, line 108
102.
Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.
King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII