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.
43.
Men cast the blame of their unprosperous acts
Upon the abettors of their weak resolve;
Or anything but their weak guilty selves.
The Cenci (Orsino), Act V, Scene I
44.
Friendship’s the privilege
Of private men; for wretched greatness knows
No blessing so substantial.
The Loyal General
45. Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
Political Essays, On the Clerical Character
46. One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.
Middlemarch, Bk II, Ch. XVII
47.
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.
Old Mortality, Ch. XXXIV
48. How hard it is for women to keep counsel.
Julius Caesar (Portia), Act II, Scene IV