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.
571.
Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.
Hamlet (Hamlet), Act V, Scene I
572. ’Tis the taught already that profits by teaching.
Christmas Eve, No. IV
573.
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
574. He’s best at ease that meddleth least.
Fair Em, the Miller’s Daughter of Manchester, (Manville),
Act III, Scene XVII, line 1383
575.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
Hesperides, 208
576. Veracity is the heart of morality.
Science and Culture,
Universities Actual and Ideal