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. We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it.
Macbeth (Macbeth), Act III, Scene II
386. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.
Pickwick, Ch. II
387. Veracity is the heart of morality.
Science and Culture,
Universities Actual and Ideal
388. Can man be free if woman be a slave?
The Revolt of Islam, II, XLIII
389. What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
The Wealth of Nations
390. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.
Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History