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.
499. Two heads are better than one.
Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. IX
500.
It follows not, because
The hair is rough, the dog’s a savage one.
The Daughter (Norris), Act I, Scene I
501. A penny sav’d’s a penny got.
The Sweet Scented Miser, line 30
502.
We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
Their perch, and not their terror.
Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Scene I
503. Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.
Emblems, Bk II
504. A man’s vanity tells him what is honour, a man’s conscience what is justice.
Imaginary Conversations: Peter Leopold and President Du Paty (Leopold)