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.
613. More vacant pulpits would more converts make.
The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 182
614. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.
Song, ‘Home, Sweet Home’. From his Opera, ‘Clari, The Maid of Milan’
615. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.
The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I
616. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747
617.
We ne’er can be
Made happy by compulsion.
The Three Graves
618. Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.
The Mill on the Floss, Bk IV, Ch. III