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. Many little leaks may sink a ship.
Holy and Profane States; Holy State: The Good Servant.
512. The pen is mightier than the sword.
Richelieu (Richelieu), Act II, Scene II
513. Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do.
Essay on Criticism, Pt III, line 574
514. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Essays, State Tamperings with Money and Banks
515. Men are never so good or so bad as their opinions.
Ethical Philosophy
516.
At lover’s perjuries,
They say, Jove laughs.
Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II