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.
685.
He that is but able to express
No sense at all in several languages,
Will pass for learneder than he that’s known
To speak the strongest reason in his own.
Satire upon Human Learning, Pt I, line 65
686.
Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
687.
How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.
Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V
688. Least said is soonest mended.
689.
A willing heart adds feather to the heel,
And makes the clown a winged mercury.
De Montfort (Rezenvelt), Act III, Scene II
690. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.
Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.