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.
Repentance clothes in grass and flowers
The grave in which the past is laid.
The Penitent
1280.
Bold knaves thrive, without one grain of sense.
But good men starve for want of impudence.
Epilogue XII, To “Constantine the Great”
1281.
An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.
Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII
1282.
One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.
Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)
1283. Riches can’t always purchase happiness.
The Wedding (Traveller)
1284. The best of men have ever loved repose.
The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17