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.
559. Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
The Virtuous Lady. Of Books
560.
Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act V, Scene I
561. ‘Orthodoxy, my lord,’ said Bishop Warburton, in a whisper, ‘orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy is another man’s doxy.’
Memoirs, Vol. I, p. 372
562. Never gallop Pegasus to death.
To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14
563. His heart runs away with his head.
Who Wants a Guinea? (Heartly), Act I, Scene I
564. You must cut your coat according to your cloth.