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.
445.
It is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.
Measure for Measure (Isabella), Act II, Scene II
446. Love me, love my dog.
447. Do the duty that lies nearest thee; which thou knowest to be a duty. The second duty will already become clearer.
Sartor Resartus, Bk II, Ch. IX
448. Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI
449. Loathsome canker lies in sweetest bud.
Sonnet, XXXV.
450. None but the brave deserves the fair.
Alexander’s Feast