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.
385.
’Tis when the wound is stiffening with the cold,
The warrior first feels pain; ’tis when the heat
And fiery fever of the soul is past,
The sinner feels remorse.
The Monastery, Chap. XXIII
386. A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of Pictures; and talke but a tinckling Cymball, where there is no love.
Essay XXVII, Of Friendship.
387. If Jove stray, who dares say, Jove doth ill ?
Pericles (Pericles), Act I, Scene I
388.
Marriage is a matter of more worth
Than to be dealt in by attorneyship.
Henry VI, Pt I (Suffolk), Act V, Scene VI
389. Literature is a very bad crutch, but a very good walking-stick.
Letter to Bernard Barton.
390. A brother’s sufferings claim a brother’s pity.
Cato (Marcus), Act I, Scene I