The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1. Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act III, Scene II
2.
Examples lead us, and we likely see;
Such as the prince is, will his people be.
Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Hesperides, 761.
3. He who allows oppression shares the crime.
Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)
The Loves of the Plants, Can. III, line 458
Archive
You are welcome to share your creativity with me, or ask for help with any of the exercises on Clay Lane. Write to me at this address:
See more at Email Support.
If you like what I’m doing here on Clay Lane, from time to time you could buy me a coffee.
Buy Me a Coffee is a crowdfunding website, used by over a million people. It is designed to help content creators like me make a living from their work. ‘Buy Me a Coffee’ prides itself on its security, and there is no need to register.
