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.
577. Philosophy is a good horse in the stable, but an errant jade on a journey.
The Good-Natured Man (Jarvis), Act I
578. Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything.
Letters
579. Necessity is the mother of invention.
580.
Health is the first good lent to men;
A gentle disposition then;
Next, to be rich by no by-ways;
Lastly, with friends t’ enjoy our days.
Hesperides, 121
581. Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Silas Marner (Nancy), Chap. XVIII
582.
He that strives not to stem his anger’s tide,
Does a wild horse without a bridle ride.
Love’s Last Shift, Act III, Scene I, last lines