Exercises

Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

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The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.

Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.

1. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.

2. The true standard of equality is seated in the mind: those who think nobly are noble.

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act II, Scene I

3. The law is blind, and speaks in general terms;
She cannot pity where occasion serves.

Thomas May (?1594-1650)

The Heir (Euphues), Act IV.

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