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.
175. A man’s vanity tells him what is honour, a man’s conscience what is justice.
Imaginary Conversations: Peter Leopold and President Du Paty (Leopold)
176.
For Friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.
The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 47
177. We should marry to please ourselves, not other people.
The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act III, Scene IV
178. Necessity does the work of courage.
Romola, Chap. LXVII
179.
That man that hath a tongue I say is no man,
If with his tongue he cannot win a woman.
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine),
Act III, Scene I
180. He soonest looseth that despairs to win.
The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife), line 711