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.
739. Courage scorns the death it cannot shun.
The Conquest of Granada, Pt II (Almanzar), Act IV, Scene II
740. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Matthew 23:24
741. Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Silas Marner (Nancy), Chap. XVIII
742.
If all the year were playing holidays,
To sport would be as tedious as to work.
Henry IV., Pt. I. (Prince Henry), Act I., Scene II.
743. You can’t judge a horse by the harness.
744. Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.
Science and Culture,
The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species