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.
397. One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.
Adzuma, or The Japanese Wife (Sakamune),
Act II, Scene V
398.
There swims no goose so grey,
but soon or late
She finds some honest gander for her mate.
The Wife of Bath, line 98
399. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15:17
400. Who is worse shod than the shoemaker’s wife?
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. XI
401.
But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies they themselves commit.
The Merchant of Venice (Jessica), Act II, Scene VI
402.
Friendship’s the privilege
Of private men; for wretched greatness knows
No blessing so substantial.
The Loyal General