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.
1177. Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.
Sejanus (Tiberius), Act I, Scene II
1178.
’Tis when the wound is stiffening with the cold,
The warrior first feels pain; ’tis when the heat
And fiery fever of the soul is past,
The sinner feels remorse.
The Monastery, Chap. XXIII
1179.
Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound,
Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.
Gotham, line 107
1180. Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.
Aesop, Pt I (Aesop), Act IV, Scene II
1181. Young twigges are sooner bent than old trees.
Euphues and his England
1182. Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Lacon: Many Things in Few Words, CCCCXXIV