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.
511.
All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy’d.
Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI
512. No crime’s so great as daring to excel.
Epistle to Hogarth, line 52
513.
Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
Paradise Lost, Bk IX, line 171
514.
Ill news hath wings, and with the wind doth go;
Comfort’s a cripple, and comes ever slow.
The Baron’s Wars, Bk II, XXVIII
515.
An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.
Retirement, line 681
516. Animals are such agreeable friends — they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Scenes of Clerical Life: Mr Gilfil’s Love Story