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.
487.
War is honourable
In those who do their native rights maintain;
In those whose swords an iron barrier are
Between the lawless spoiler and the weak.
Ethwuld (Hereulf), Act I, Scene III
488. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Essays, State Tamperings with Money and Banks
489. He who wears his heart on his sleeve, will often have to lament that daws peck at it.
Essay on Schiller
490.
Things past recovery
Are hardly cured with exclamations.
The Jew of Malta (Barabbas), Act I, Scene II
491. It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.
Maxims, 303.
492. Every difficulty yields to the enterprising.
The Votary of Wealth (Leonard), Act IV., Scene I.