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.
187. A penny for your thought.
Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit
188.
He that fights and runs away
May live to fight another day.
Musarum Deliciae
189. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI
190.
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
191. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.
192. A heavy purse makes a light heart
The New Inn (Host), Act I, Scene I