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.
313. A man’s disposition is never well known till he be crossed.
Advancement of Learning, Bk II
314. Two heads are better than one.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. IX
315. You can’t judge a horse by the harness.
316.
How happy could I be with either,
Were t’ other dear charmer away!
The Beggars’ Opera (Mac heath sings), Act II,
Scene II
317. There is no felicity upon earth, which carries not its counterpoise of misfortunes; no happiness which mounts so high, which is not depressed by some calamity.
Contemplation of the State of Man, Bk I, Chap. II
318. Grief makes one hour ten.
Richard II (Bolingbroke), Act I, Scene III