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.
331.
Opinion governs all mankind,
Like the blind’s leading of the blind.
Miscellaneous Thoughts, line 269
332. One brave deed makes no hero.
The Hero
333. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Matthew 23:24
334. To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
Romola, Chap. XXXIX
335. Poverty is a bully if you are afraid of her, or truckle to her. Poverty is good-natured enough if you meet her like a man.
Philip, Ch. XIX
336.
How happy could I be with either,
Were t’ other dear charmer away!
The Beggars’ Opera (Mac heath sings), Act II,
Scene II