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.
19.
Nothing speaks our griefe so well
As to speak nothing.
Upon the Death of a Gentleman, line 27
20.
’Tis not in mortals to command success;
But we’ll do more, Sempronius: we’ll deserve it.
Cato (Portius), Act I, Scene II
21. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747
22. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.
Pickwick, Ch. II
23.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II
24. Dull is the jester when the joke’s unkind.
Love of Fame, Sat. II, line 124