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.
37. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Henry IV, Pt II (Suffolk), Act III, Scene I
38. Never gallop Pegasus to death.
To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14
39.
Time, place, and action, may with pains be wrought,
But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.
Letter X. To Congreve, on the Double Dealer
40. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
41. For all our works a recompence is sure: ’Tis sweet to think on what was hard t’ endure.
Hesperides, 851
42.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to scourge us.
King Lear (Edgar), Act V, Scene III