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.
169.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.
Henry VIII (Norfolk), Act I, Scene I
170. What is aught, but as ’tis valued?
Troilus and Cressida (Troilus), Act II, Scene II
171.
You must practise
The manners of the time, if you intend
To have favour from it.
The Unnatural Combat (Montreville), Act I, Scene I
172.
Marriage is a matter of more worth
Than to be dealt in by attorneyship.
Henry VI, Pt I (Suffolk), Act V, Scene VI
173.
When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.
The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II
174. Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI