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.
391. She lookt as butter would not melt in her mouth.
Proverbs, Bk I, Ch X
392. The greatest clerks ben not the wisest men.
The Miller’s Tale
393. Faint heart faire lady ne’er could win.
Brittain’s Ida, Can. V, St. I
394. Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most, always like it the least.
Letter to his Son, 29th January, 1748
395.
Pride,
Howe’er disguised in its own majesty,
Is littleness.
Poems Written in Youth, VII
396. They stumble, that run fast.
Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence), Act II,
Scene III