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.
583. Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions.
Ethical Philosophy
584.
You may deride my awkward pace,
But slow and steady wins the race.
Fables. The Hare and the Tortoise
585.
Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war.
Sonnet XIX
586.
On adamant our wrongs we all engrave,
But write our benefits upon the wave.
The Art of Love, line 971
587. We should marry to please ourselves, not other people.
The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act III, Scene IV
588.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III