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.
469. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.
Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.
470.
Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 23:9
471.
Examples lead us, and we likely see;
Such as the prince is, will his people be.
Hesperides, 761.
472.
The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.
Institution of the Garter, line 302.
473.
Valour’s whetstone, anger,
Which sets an edge upon the sword, and makes it
Cut with a spirit.
The Muses’ Looking-Glass (Colax),
Act III, Scene III
474.
’Tis one thing to be tempted, Escalus,
Another thing to fall.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Sc. I