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.
1351.
A glorious charter, deny it who can,
Is breathed in the words, I’m an Englishman.
The Englishman
1352.
And those who live as models for the mass,
Are singly of more value than they all.
Luria (Tiburzio), Act V
1353.
Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Epigrams
1354.
Men cast the blame of their unprosperous acts
Upon the abettors of their weak resolve;
Or anything but their weak guilty selves.
The Cenci (Orsino), Act V, Scene I
1355. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.
The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I
1356. They only babble who practise not reflection.
Pizarro (Elvira), Act I, Scene I