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.
265. No man’s a faithful judge in his own cause.
The Bashful Lover (Alonzo), Act II, Scene VII
266.
Freedom, which in no other land will thrive,
Freedom, an English subject’s sole prerogative,
Without whose charms even peace would be
But a dull, quiet slavery.
Threnodia Augustalis (on the death of King Charles II in 1685)
267.
Fashion too often makes a monstrous noise,
Bids us, a fickle jade, like fools adore
The poorest trash, the meanest toys.
Odes to the Royal Academicians, XI
268.
He who at fifty is a fool,
Is far too stubborn grown for school.
Visions in Verse, Slander
269. When th’ iron is hot, strike.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III
270. Deeds let escape are never to be done.
Sordello, Bk III