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.
361.
A little learning is a dang’rous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring;
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
Essay on Criticism, II, line 215
362.
Valour’s whetstone, anger,
Which sets an edge upon the sword, and makes it
Cut with a spirit.
The Muses’ Looking-Glass (Colax),
Act III, Scene III
363. There is nothing truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour.
The Tatler, No. 97
364. It is too late to shutte the stable door when the steede is stolne.
Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit
365.
A man loveth more tenderlie
The thing that he hath bought most dere.
Romaunt of the Rose, line 2737
366. He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude, and enjoy himself independent of its favour.
Spectator, No. 554