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.
493.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Paradise Lost, Bk I, line 648
494. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.
Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.
495. He that will not use the rod on his child, his child shall be used as a rod on him.
Holy and Profane States. Holy State,
The Good Parent.
496. Better a little chiding than a great deal of heart-break.
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs Page), Act V,
Scene III
497. They only babble who practise not reflection.
Pizarro (Elvira), Act I, Scene I
498. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.
Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History