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.
565. There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.
As recorded by James Boswell in his ‘Life of Johnson’
566. A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.
Political Essays: On Court Influence
567.
The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.
Institution of the Garter, line 302.
568.
Marriage is a matter of more worth
Than to be dealt in by attorneyship.
Henry VI, Pt I (Suffolk), Act V, Scene VI
569. The saying that beauty is but skin deep, is but a skin deep saying.
Essays, Personal Beauty
570. A halter made of silk’s a halter still.
Love in a Riddle (Damon), Act II, Scene I