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.
19. The man who does all he can, in a low station, is more a hero than he who omits any worthy action he is able to accomplish in a great one.
Spectator, No. 248
20. A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
Rip Van Winkle
21. Men’s words are ever bolder than their deeds.
Piccolomini, Act I, Scene IV
22. Plenty, as well as want, can separate friends.
Davideis, Bk III, line 205
23. A bad excuse is better, they say, than none at all.
The Schoole of Abuse
24. Manners makyth man.
Motto. Wykeham was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England