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.
229. We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it.
Macbeth (Macbeth), Act III, Scene II
230.
He, with lib’ral and enlarged mind,
Who loves his country, cannot hate mankind.
The Farewell, line 301
231.
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II
232. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI
233. There is nothing truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour.
The Tatler, No. 97
234.
’Tis one thing to be tempted, Escalus,
Another thing to fall.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Sc. I