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.
511.
Guiltiness will speak
Though tongues were out of use.
Othello (Iago), Act V, Scene I
512. Nothing wins a man sooner than a good turn.
Anatomy of Melancholy, Part III, Sect I,
Mem. II, Subs. I
513.
The law is blind, and speaks in general terms;
She cannot pity where occasion serves.
The Heir (Euphues), Act IV.
514. Enough is as good as a feast.
Love in a Village (Hawthorne sings), Act III,
Scene I
515. Nipt in the bud.
The Temple. The Church: Employment.
516.
They who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Fables, Pt I, XXXIV