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.
325. He makes a foe who makes a jest.
Fables, Pt. I, XLVI
326. He that is giddy, thinks the world turns round.
Taming of the Shrew (Katharina), Act V, Scene II
327. What signifies a few foolish angry words? they don’t break bones, nor give black eyes.
The Militant Couple (Bellair)
328. A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if he had been brought up in all the drawing-rooms in London.
The Water Babies, Ch. III
329.
There’s no wound deeper than a pen can give,
It makes men living dead, and dead men live.
A Kicksey-Winsey, Pt 7
330. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
Essay L, On Studies