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.
493. He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning.
The Idler, No. 70
494.
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.
Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II
495.
Examples lead us, and we likely see;
Such as the prince is, will his people be.
Hesperides, 761.
496. It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.
Maxims, 303.
497. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.
The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I
498.
How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.
Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V