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. Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
Twelfth Night (Clown), Act I, Scene V
194. Evermore thanks, the exchequer of the poor.
Richard II (Bolingbroke), Act II, Sc. III
195.
Be proud of those strong sons of thine
Who wrenched their rights from thee!
England and America
196. Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or of conquest.
Romola, Bk III, Ch. XLVIII
197. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747
198. A man’s vanity tells him what is honour, a man’s conscience what is justice.
Imaginary Conversations: Peter Leopold and President Du Paty (Leopold)