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.
595. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.
The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line
596. Love stoops, as fondly as he soars.
Poems of the Fancy, XVIII.
597.
How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.
Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V
598. Half the failures in life arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.
Guesses at Truth
599.
Genius, like all heavenly light,
Can blast as well as bless the sight.
Stanzas to the Author of Mont Blanc
600.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
Othello (Iago), Act II, Scene III