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.
139. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that.
Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1758
140.
The law is blind, and speaks in general terms;
She cannot pity where occasion serves.
The Heir (Euphues), Act IV.
141.
Examples lead us, and we likely see;
Such as the prince is, will his people be.
Hesperides, 761.
142. If Jove stray, who dares say, Jove doth ill ?
Pericles (Pericles), Act I, Scene I
143.
A gaudy dress and gentle air
May slightly touch the heart,
But it’s innocence and modesty
That polishes the dart.
My Handsome Nell
144. That only disadvantage of honest hearts, credulity.
Arcadia, Bk II