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.
529. Friends are not so easily made as kept.
Maxims of State, XII
530.
Youth is subject to sudden fits of despondency.
Its hopes go up and down like a bucket in a draw-well.
Better Dead, Ch. III
531.
Repentance for past crimes is just and easy;
But sin no more’s a task too hard for mortals.
The Relapse (Worthy), Act V, Scene IV
532.
Valour’s whetstone, anger,
Which sets an edge upon the sword, and makes it
Cut with a spirit.
The Muses’ Looking-Glass (Colax),
Act III, Scene III
533. Fight fire with fire, and craft with craft.
The Cobbler of Hagenau
534. Love me, love my dog.