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.
1321. Beggars must not be choosers.
The Provok’d Husband (Sir Francis), Act IV, Scene I
1322. Remorse begets reform.
The Task, Bk V, line 618
1323. There is nothing on earth so lowly, but duty giveth it importance; No station so degrading, but it is ennobled by obedience.
Proverbial Philosophy, of Subjection, 155
1324. ’Tis the good reader that makes the good book.
Success
1325. Necessity is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Speech on the Indian Bill. Nov. 1783
1326.
The man that lays his hand upon a woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom ’t were gross flattery to name a coward.
The Honeymoon, Act II, Scene I