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.
151. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747
152. Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.
Sejanus (Tiberius), Act I, Scene II
153.
Pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Tam o’ Shanter
154. The best elixir is a friend.
The Hip
155.
A custom
More honour’d in the breach than the observance.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene IV
156. One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene V