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.
115.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
The Mourning Bride (Zara), Act III, Scene VIII
116.
Something attempted, something done,
Has earned a night’s repose.
The Village Blacksmith
117. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.
In Conversation with Sir Joshua Reynolds
118.
Women, like princes, find few real friends:
All who approach them their own ends pursue;
Lovers and ministers are seldom true.
Advice to a Lady
119. He lives long that lives well.
Holy and Profane States. Holy State,
The Good Child
120.
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