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.
415. Rich, beyond the dreams of avarice.
As recorded in James Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’
416. There is nothing truly valuable which can be purchased without pains and labour.
The Tatler, No. 97
417.
Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
He acts the third crime that defends the first.
Catiline (Cicero), Act III, Scene II
418. The harder match’d, the greater victory.
Henry VI, Pt III. (King Edward), Act V, Scene I
419. To bear is to conquer our fate.
On visiting a Scene in Argyleshire
420.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.
Retirement, line 681