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.
517. An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
Letter to his Son, 9th October, 1746
518. Talkers are no great doers.
Richard III (1st Murderer), Act I, Scene III
519.
He is as cowardly
That longer fears to live, as he that fears to die.
The Purple Island, Can. X, St. VIII
520.
England, with all thy faults, I love thee still —
My country! and while yet a nook is left
Where English minds and manners may be found,
Shall be constrain’d to love thee.
The Task, Bk II, line 206
521. Hope herself ceases to be happiness when impatience companions her.
The Ethics of the Dust, The Crystal Orders
522.
Not to understand a treasure’s worth
Till time has stol’n away the slighted good,
Is cause of half the poverty we feel.
The Task, Bk VI, line 50