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.
1279. There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.
The Drummer (Vellum), Act V, Scene I
1280.
That all men would be cowards, if they dare,
Some men have had the courage to declare.
Tale I, line I
1281. He makes a foe who makes a jest.
Fables, Pt. I, XLVI
1282. Who bravely dares, must sometimes risk a fall.
Advice (Friend), line 208
1283. A good book is the best of friends, the same to-day and for ever.
Proverbial Philosophy. Of Reading, line 14
1284. Use not to lie, for that is unhonest: speak not every truth, for that is unneedful; yes, in time and place, a harmless lie is a great deal better than a hurtful truth.
Letter to Mr C. Howe