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.
157.
Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;
’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III
158.
An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.
Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII
159.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II
160. Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
Political Essays, On the Clerical Character
161. Industry is a loadstone to draw all good things.
Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader.
162.
Ignorance of better things makes man,
Who cannot much, rejoice in what he can.
Retirement