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.
541.
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
542. There is truth in falsehood, falsehood in truth.
A Soul’s Tragedy , Act II
543.
But the age of chivalry is gone.
That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;
and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever.
Reflections on the French Revolution
544. Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Silas Marner (Nancy), Chap. XVIII
545.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice:
Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III
546.
All who joy would win
Must share it, — Happiness was born a twin.
Don Juan, Can. II, St. 172