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.
259. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.
Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants
260. The best of men have ever loved repose.
The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17
261.
He is not worthy of the honey-comb,
Who shuns the hives because the bees have stings.
Locrine (Hubba), Act III, Scene II
262. Set a thief to catch a thief.
263. If fields are prisons, where is Liberty?
The Farmer’s Boy, Autumn, line 226
264. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.
Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.