Exercises

Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

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The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.

Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.

1. Walls have ears.

William Wycherley (1641-1716)

Love in a Wood (Gripe), Act III., Scene III..

2. His heart runs away with his head.

George Colman (1762-1836)

Who Wants a Guinea? (Heartly), Act I, Scene I

3. He that is giddy, thinks the world turns round.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Taming of the Shrew (Katharina), Act V, Scene II

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