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. He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude, and enjoy himself independent of its favour.
Spectator, No. 554
392. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
Poor Richard’s Almanac
393. He that will use all winds, must shift his sail.
The Faithful Shepherdess (Chloe), Act III,
Scene III
394.
Hypocrisy the only evil that walks
Invisible, except to God alone.
Paradise Lost, Bk III, line 683
395.
Authors, like coins, grow dear as they grow old;
It is the rust we value, not the gold.
Imitations of Horace, Bk II, Ep. I
396. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V