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.
133.
It’s gude to be merry and wise,
It’s gude to be honest and true,
And afore you’re off with the old love
It’s best to be on wi’ the new.
134. Enough is as good as a feast.
Love in a Village (Hawthorne sings), Act III,
Scene I
135.
How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.
Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V
136. Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.
Essay on Criticism, Pt III, line 574
137.
You may deride my awkward pace,
But slow and steady wins the race.
Fables. The Hare and the Tortoise
138. It’s a poor heart that never rejoices.