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.
181.
Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night:
God said, ‘Let Newton be!’ and all was light.
Epitaph intended for Sir Isaac Newton
182. It is the customary fate of new truths, to begin as heresies, and to end as superstitions.
Science and Culture, The Coming of Age of the
Origin of Species
183. The society exists for the benefit of its members; not the members for the benefit of the society.
The Principles of Sociology, Sec. 222
184. There is nothing truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour.
The Tatler, No. 97
185.
A willing heart adds feather to the heel,
And makes the clown a winged mercury.
De Montfort (Rezenvelt), Act III, Scene II
186.
At every trifle scorn to take offence,
That always shows great pride or little sense.
Essay on Criticism, line 386