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.
583. Great men do not play stage tricks with the doctrines of life and death: only little men do that.
Sesame and Lilies, Lecture I, 20
584.
These are the English arts, these we profess,
To be the same in misery and success;
To teach oppressors laws, assist the good,
Relieve the wretched, and subdue the proud.
The Man of Honour
585. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V
586. The cord breaketh at the last by the weakest pull.
Quoted by Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626).
Essay XV, Of Seditions and Troubles
587. Beggars must not be choosers.
The Provok’d Husband (Sir Francis), Act IV, Scene I
588. A penny for your thought.
Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit