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.
295. If thou would’st be happy, learn to please.
Solomon, Bk II, line 266
296.
Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
297. The course of true love never did run smooth.
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander), Act I, Scene I
298. A friend ought to shun no pain, to stand his friend in stead.
Damon and Pithias (Carisophus)
299. Love stoops, as fondly as he soars.
Poems of the Fancy, XVIII.
300. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act III, Scene I