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.
121. Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Letter. When Viceroy of Ireland.
122. A prophet hath no honour in his own country.
John 4:44
123.
A man may well bring a horse to the water,
But he cannot make him drinke without he will.
Proverbs, Bk I Chap. XI
124. Those who have endeavoured to teach to die well, have taught few to die willingly.
Letter to Mr Jos. Baretti, 10th June, 1761
125.
Man is a creature of a wilful head,
And hardly driven is, but eas’ly led.
The Queen’s Arcadia (Ergastus), Act IV, Scene V
126. They stumble, that run fast.
Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence), Act II,
Scene III