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.
481. Fast bind, fast find.
The Merchant of Venice (Shylock), Act II, Scene V
482.
Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find;
Occasion, once past by, is bald behind.
Pyramus and Thisbe, XV
483. Necessity is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Speech on the Indian Bill. Nov. 1783
484. Nothing wins a man sooner than a good turn.
Anatomy of Melancholy, Part III, Sect I,
Mem. II, Subs. I
485. The better part of valour is discretion.
Henry IV, Pt I (Falstaff), Act V, Scene IV
486.
Pigmies are pigmies still, though perched on Alps,
And pyramids are pyramids in vales.
Night Thoughts, Night VI, line 309