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.
Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow old;
It is the rust we value, not the gold.
Imitations of Horace, Bk II, Ep. I
638. Liars should have good memories.
639.
But the age of chivalry is gone.
That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;
and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever.
Reflections on the French Revolution
640.
O wad some pow’r the giftie gie us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion:
What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,
And ev’n devotion.
To a Louse
641.
A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
642.
Friendship’s the privilege
Of private men; for wretched greatness knows
No blessing so substantial.
The Loyal General