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. Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
Proverbs 25:17
1178. He who allows oppression shares the crime.
The Loves of the Plants, Can. III, line 458
1179. It is an ill winde turnes none to good.
Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, No. 13
1180. The society exists for the benefit of its members; not the members for the benefit of the society.
The Principles of Sociology, Sec. 222
1181.
Gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man that mocks at it and sets it light.
Richard II (Gaunt), Act I, Scene III
1182. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V