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.
253.
One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.
Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)
254. In political discussion heat is in inverse proportion to knowledge.
The Growth of Freedom in the
Balkan Peninsula, p. 127
255.
I mean not to run with the Hare and holde with the
Hounde.
Euphues, Euphues to Philautus
256.
He is not worthy of the honey-comb,
Who shuns the hives because the bees have stings.
Locrine (Hubba), Act III, Scene II
257.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.
Letter to Cobham
258. Those who believe a thing make others believe most.
Imaginary Conversations, Peter Leopold and
President Du Patey