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.
295. Maken vertue of necessite.
The Knight’s Tale, line 3044
296. He who discommendeth others obliquely commendeth himself.
Christian Morals, Pt I, XXXIV
297. One cannot eat one’s cake and have it too.
Thomas and Sally
298.
Grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure;
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.
The Old Bachelor (Sharper), Act V, Scene VIII
299.
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
The Cotter’s Saturday Night
300. Fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
Much Ado about Nothing (Conrade), Act III,
Scene III