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.
The first act’s doubtful, but we say
It is the last commends the play.
Hesperides, 225
332. Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Scenes of Clerical Life: Mr Gilfil’s Love Story
333.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!
Hamlet (King), Act IV, Scene V
334. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.
The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I
335. Fast bind, fast find.
The Merchant of Venice (Shylock), Act II, Scene V
336. A man is never too old to learn.
Mayor of Queenborough (Simon), Act V, Scene I