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.
223. Poverty is a bully if you are afraid of her, or truckle to her. Poverty is good-natured enough if you meet her like a man.
Philip, Ch. XIX
224.
You may deride my awkward pace,
But slow and steady wins the race.
Fables. The Hare and the Tortoise
225. Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
The Wealth of Nations, Bk V, Pt III, Art. III
226.
A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
227. ’Tis the good reader that makes the good book.
Success
228. Friendship is seldom lasting, but between equals, or where the superiority on one side is reduced by some equivalent advantage on the other.
The Rambler, No. 64