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.
175. Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor.
Richard II (Bolingbroke), Act II, Sc. III
176.
A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
177. What signifies a few foolish angry words? they don’t break bones, nor give black eyes.
The Militant Couple (Bellair)
178.
At lover’s perjuries,
They say, Jove laughs.
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II
179. Whatever creed be taught or land be trod, Man’s conscience is the oracle of God.
The Island, Can. I, VI
180.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Julius Caesar (Brutus), Act IV, Scene III