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.
355. A man’s disposition is never well known till he be crossed.
Advancement of Learning, Bk II
356.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
The Mourning Bride (Zara), Act III, Scene VIII
357. There is no state in Europe where the least wise have not governed the most wise.
Imaginary Conversations, Rousseau and Malesherbes
358. There is nothing truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour.
The Tatler, No. 97
359. Faint is the bliss, that never past thro’ pain.
Love in a Riddle (Iphis), Act III, Scene II
360.
England, with all thy faults, I love thee still —
My country! and while yet a nook is left
Where English minds and manners may be found,
Shall be constrain’d to love thee.
The Task, Bk II, line 206