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.
He that, to his prejudice, will do
A noble action and a gen’rous too,
Deserves to wear a more resplendent crown
Than he that hath a thousand battles won.
Cruelty and Lust, line 399
158. Love is like linnen, often chang’d, the sweeter.
Sicelides (Cosma), Act III., Scene V.
159. My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
David Copperfield (Mr Micawber), Ch. XII
160. Man seeks his own good at the whole world’s cost.
Luria (Braccio), Act I.
161. Oh! what a crowded world one moment may contain!
The Last Constantine, LIX
162.
What strong mysterious links enchain the heart,
To regions where the morn of life was spent.
The Sabbath, line 404