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.
49.
The absent Danger greater still appears,
Less fears he who is near the thing he fears.
Tragedy of Cleopatra (Rodon), Act IV, Scene I
50. My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
David Copperfield (Mr Micawber), Ch. XII
51. A bad excuse is better, they say, than none at all.
The Schoole of Abuse
52. Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.
Letter to J. Boswell, Esq., 1766
53. Plenty, as well as want, can separate friends.
Davideis, Bk III, line 205
54. Courage scorns the death it cannot shun.
The Conquest of Granada, Pt II (Almanzar), Act IV, Scene II