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.
25. My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
David Copperfield (Mr Micawber), Ch. XII
26.
A gaudy dress and gentle air
May slightly touch the heart,
But it’s innocence and modesty
That polishes the dart.
My Handsome Nell
27. The fox barks not, when he would steal the lamb.
Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act III, Scene I
28. Language is the dress of thought.
Lives of the Poets, Cowley
29.
Dearer is love than life, and fame than gold;
But dearer than them both your faith once plighted hold.
Faerie Queene, Bk V, Can. XI, St. 63
30. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.
The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI