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.
Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:
God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light.
Epitaph intended for Sir Isaac Newton
14.
A gaudy dress and gentle air
May slightly touch the heart,
But it’s innocence and modesty
That polishes the dart.
My Handsome Nell
15. There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little.
Essay XXXI, of Suspicion
16.
They who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Fables, Pt I, XXXIV
17.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
He acts the third crime that defends the first.
Catiline (Cicero), Act III, Scene II
18. They only have lived long, who have lived virtuously.
Pizarro (Alonzo), Act IV, Scene I