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.
1033.
The man that lays his hand upon a woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom ’t were gross flattery to name a coward.
The Honeymoon, Act II, Scene I
1034.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Hudibras, Pt I, Can. I, line 885
1035.
It is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
Measure for Measure (Isabella), Act II, Scene II
1036. Plenty, as well as want, can separate friends.
Davideis, Bk III, line 205
1037. Lydia, you ought to know that lying don’t become a young woman!
The Rivals (Mrs Malaprop), Act III., Scene III.
1038.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!
Hamlet (King), Act IV, Scene V