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.
1357.
Be not too rigidly censorious,
A string may jar in the best master’s hand,
And the most skilful archer miss his aim; —
I would not quarrel with a slight mistake.
Art of Poetry (translated from Horace), line 388
1358. He lives long that lives well.
Holy and Profane States. Holy State,
The Good Child
1359.
Marriage is a matter of more worth
Than to be dealt in by attorneyship.
Henry VI, Pt I (Suffolk), Act V, Scene VI
1360. Best things carry’d to excess are wrong.
The Rosciad, line 1039
1361. A door without lock, is a bait for a knave.
The Points of Housewifery. After Supper Matters, 7
1362. Language is the dress of thought.
Lives of the Poets, Cowley