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.
193.
We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
Their perch, and not their terror.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Scene I
194. To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.
Romola, Chap. XXXIX
195.
To observations which ourselves we make,
We grow more partial for the observer’s sake.
Moral Essays, Ep. I, line 11
196. Count not your chickens before they be hatch’d.
197. There is truth in falsehood, falsehood in truth.
A Soul’s Tragedy , Act II
198.
To follow foolish precedents and wink
With both our eyes, is easier than to think.
Tirocinium