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.
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
The Cotter’s Saturday Night
284. There’s daggers in men’s smiles.
Macbeth (Donalbain), Act II, Scene III
285.
Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
286. What should they know of England who only England know?
The English Flag
287. To be a fine gentleman is to be a generous and a brave man.
The Spectator, No. 75
288.
I mean not to run with the Hare and holde with the
Hounde.
Euphues, Euphues to Philautus