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.
631.
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II
632.
Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings,
Conquer all mysteries by rule and line,
Empty the haunted air, the gnomèd mine —
Unweave a rainbow.
Lamia, II
633. Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
Essay on the Faculties of the Mind
634.
Progress is
The law of life, man is not man as yet.
Paracelsus, V
635. Love’s tongue is in the eyes.
Piscatorie Eclogues, V, St. 13
636. Our hours in Love have wings; in absence, crutches.
Xerxes (Tamira), Act IV, Scene III