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.
1489. It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies — seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.
Lacon, CCLXXXVI
1490.
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
The Cotter’s Saturday Night
1491. If Jove stray, who dares say, Jove doth ill ?
Pericles (Pericles), Act I, Scene I
1492. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.
The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line
1493. Talking and eloquence are not the same; to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
Discoveries
1494. The best elixir is a friend.
The Hip