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.
577. None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation.
Lacon, XL
578.
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
579.
The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.
Institution of the Garter, line 302.
580. A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Rip Van Winkle
581.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be:
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III
582. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.
Pickwick, Ch. II