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.
7. The pen is mightier than the sword.
Richelieu (Richelieu), Act II, Scene II
8. Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Lacon, CCXVII
9. Knowledge is power.
Meditationes Sacra, De Haeresibus
10. Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
Christian Moderation. Introduction.
11. Half the sorrows of women would be averted if they could repress the speech they know to be useless — nay, the speech they have resolved not to utter.
Felix Holt
12. There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
The Drummer (Vellum), Act V, Scene I