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.
307.
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
Henry IV, Pt I (Falstaff), Act II, Scene IV
308. He makes no friend who never made a foe.
Launcelot and Elaine.
309.
Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Epigrams
310. He that first cries out ‘Stop thief!’ is often he that has stolen the treasure.
Love for Love (Scandal), Act III, Scene XIV
311.
The drying up a single tear has more
Of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore.
Don Juan, Can. VIII, St. 3
312. Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.
Science and Culture,
The Coming of Age of the Origin of Species