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.
367. Equality is no rule in Love’s grammar.
The Maid in the Mill (Antonio), Act II, Scene II
368. Men take more pains to lose themselves than would be requisite to keep them in the right road.
The Broad Stone of Honour, Godefridus, X
369. Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
The Complete Angler (Piscator), Bk. I., Ch. II.
370.
Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom’d caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flow’r is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
Elegy in a Country Churchyard
371. What signifies a few foolish angry words? they don’t break bones, nor give black eyes.
The Militant Couple (Bellair)
372.
Not to understand a treasure’s worth
Till time has stol’n away the slighted good,
Is cause of half the poverty we feel.
The Task, Bk VI, line 50