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.
13. You cannot get blood out of a stone.
14.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III
15. Maken vertue of necessite.
The Knight’s Tale, line 3044
16.
What’s gone, and what’s past help,
Should be past grief.
A Winter’s Tale (Paulina), Act III, Scene II
17.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Paradise Lost, Bk I, line 648
18.
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve
For daws to peck at.
Othello (Iago), Act I, Scene I