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.
259.
From shaven chins never came better justice
Than those ne’er touched by razor.
The Old Law (Eugenia), Act V, Scene I
260. Literature is a very bad crutch, but a very good walking-stick.
Letter to Bernard Barton.
261.
A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
262.
Health is the first good lent to men;
A gentle disposition then;
Next, to be rich by no by-ways;
Lastly, with friends t’ enjoy our days.
Hesperides, 121
263.
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
264. Small things make base men proud.
Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I