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.
427. He’s half absolv’d who has confessed.
Alma, Can. II, line 22
428.
Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
Paradise Lost, Bk IX, line 171
429. Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most, always like it the least.
Letter to his Son, 29th January, 1748
430. The true standard of equality is seated in the mind: those who think nobly are noble.
The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act II, Scene I
431. The colt that’s back’d and burden’d being young, Loseth his pride, and never waxeth strong.
Venus and Adonis, St. 70
432.
The nightingale, if she should sing by day,
When every goose is cackling, would be thought
No better a musician than the wren.
The Merchant of Venice (Portia), Act V, Scene I