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.
283. Use not to lie, for that is unhonest: speak not every truth, for that is unneedful; yes, in time and place, a harmless lie is a great deal better than a hurtful truth.
Letter to Mr C. Howe
284. Love stoops, as fondly as he soars.
Poems of the Fancy, XVIII.
285.
The nightingale, if she should sing by day,
When every goose is cackling, would be thought
No better a musician than the wren.
The Merchant of Venice (Portia), Act V, Scene I
286.
Childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
Paradise Regained, Bk IV, line 220
287. Enough is as good as a feast.
Love in a Village (Hawthorne sings), Act III,
Scene I
288. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V