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.
127.
One sickly sheep infects the flock,
And poisons all the rest.
Songs for Children, XXI
128. Lovers ever run before the clock.
Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI
129. There is no state in Europe where the least wise have not governed the most wise.
Imaginary Conversations, Rousseau and Malesherbes
130.
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II
131. He that will have cake out of the wheat, must tarry the grinding.
Troilus and Cressida (Pandarus), Act I, Scene I
132.
Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.
King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII