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.
637. There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Letter to Quincy, 11th Sept., 1773
638. Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything.
Letters
639. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V
640.
For Friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.
The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 47
641.
He that doth live at home, and learns to know
God and himself, needeth no further go.
The Synagogue, Travels at Home
642. Veracity is the heart of morality.
Science and Culture,
Universities Actual and Ideal