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.
721.
Of all the paths lead to a woman’s love,
Pity’s the straightest.
The Knight of Malta (Mount Ferrat),
Act I, Scene I
722. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act III, Scene I
723. Love’s tongue is in the eyes.
Piscatorie Eclogues, V, St. 13
724. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI
725.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
King John (King), Act IV, Scene II
726. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.
Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants