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.
1399.
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
Henry IV, Pt I (Falstaff), Act II, Scene IV
1400. Nobody can deny but that religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked.
Letter to the Countess of Bute, 23rd June, 1754
1401.
The brave
Die never. Being deathless, they but change
Their country’s arms, for more, their country’s heart.
Festus (Festus), V
1402.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 23:9
1403. It is an ill winde turnes none to good.
Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, No. 13
1404. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI