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.
475.
These are the English arts, these we profess,
To be the same in misery and success;
To teach oppressors laws, assist the good,
Relieve the wretched, and subdue the proud.
The Man of Honour
476. If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.
The Mill on the Floss (Maggie), Bk VI, Ch. XIV
477. Them as ha’ never had a cushion don’t miss it.
Adam Bede (Mrs Poyser), Bk VI Chap. XLIX
478. The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.
Felix Holt, Ch. XIII
479.
Women, like princes, find few real friends:
All who approach them their own ends pursue;
Lovers and ministers are seldom true.
Advice to a Lady
480. Practise what you preach.
Love of Fame, Sat. III, line 48