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.
205.
He that needs five thousand pounds to live
Is full as poor as he that needs but five.
The Temple. The Church Porch
206.
One sickly sheep infects the flock,
And poisons all the rest.
Songs for Children, XXI
207.
Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade
To shepherds, looking on their silly sheep,
Than doth a rich embroider’d canopy
To kings, that fear their subjects’ treachery?
Henry VI, Pt III (King Henry), Act II, Scene V
208. A penny sav’d’s a penny got.
The Sweet Scented Miser, line 30
209. Each woman is a brief of womankind.
A Wife, line 1
210. The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.
As You Like It (Rosalind), Act III., Scene V.