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.
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
260. Poison itself is a remedy in some diseases, and there is nothing so evil but what may be converted to purposes of good.
The Broad Stone of Honour. Godefridus, XII
261.
What female heart can gold despise?
What cat’s averse to fish?
Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat
262. The greatest clerks ben not the wisest men.
The Miller’s Tale
263. Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.
Christian Moderation. Introduction.
264.
He that mounts him on the swiftest hope,
Shall often run his courser to a stand.
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III (King Henry), Act I,
Scene I