Exercises

Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

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The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.

Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.

1. You can’t judge a horse by the harness.

Old Proverb

2. Better a little chiding than a great deal of heart-break.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs Page), Act V,
Scene III

3. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

The Bible

Matthew 6:34

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