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.
211. Never gallop Pegasus to death.
To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14
212. Sir, hell is paved with good intentions.
As given by James Boswell, in his Life of Johnson
213. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
Vanity Fair, Chap. II
214. You may know him by his company.
Love in a Wood (Sir Simon), Act I, Scene I
215. The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel.
The Vicar of Wakefield, Chap. V
216. Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
The Complete Angler (Piscator), Bk. I., Ch. II.