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.
61.
I holde a mouses herte nat worth a leek
That hath but oon hole for to sterte to.
(Trans. — I hold a mouse's heart not worth a leek
That has but one hole to run to.)
Wife of Bath’s Prologue, line 572
62.
He is as cowardly
That longer fears to live, as he that fears to die.
The Purple Island, Can. X, St. VIII
63. Every difficulty yields to the enterprising.
The Votary of Wealth (Leonard), Act IV., Scene I.
64. Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Timon of Athens (First Senator), Act III, Scene V
65. Lawyers are always more ready to get a man into troubles than out of them.
The Good-Natured Man (Garnet), Act III
66. A door without lock, is a bait for a knave.
The Points of Housewifery. After Supper Matters, 7