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.
487.
Sweet tastes have sour closes;
And he repents on thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
Emblems, Bk I, No. 7
488. Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Lacon: Many Things in Few Words, CCCCXXIV
489.
’Tis when the wound is stiffening with the cold,
The warrior first feels pain; ’tis when the heat
And fiery fever of the soul is past,
The sinner feels remorse.
The Monastery, Chap. XXIII
490. Talking and eloquence are not the same; to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
Discoveries
491. He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude, and enjoy himself independent of its favour.
Spectator, No. 554
492. Count not your chickens before they be hatch’d.