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. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
Arcadia, Bk I
1178.
Beauties are tyrants, and if they can reign
They have no feeling for their subject’s pain;
Their victim’s anguish gives their charms applause,
And their chief glory is the woe they cause.
The Patron
1179.
But the age of chivalry is gone.
That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;
and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever.
Reflections on the French Revolution
1180. For all our works a recompence is sure: ’Tis sweet to think on what was hard t’ endure.
Hesperides, 851
1181.
’Tis good in every cause, you know,
To have two strings unto our bow.
The Ghost, Bk IV, line 1296
1182. Men’s words are ever bolder than their deeds.
Piccolomini, Act I, Scene IV