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.
553. Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
The Virtuous Lady. Of Books
554.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 23:9
555.
A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
556. A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.
Political Essays: On Court Influence
557.
The world agrees,
That he writes well who thinks with ease;
Then he, by sequel logical,
Writes best who never thinks at all.
Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard
558. Fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
Much Ado about Nothing (Conrade), Act III,
Scene III