Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

601. Be proud of those strong sons of thine
Who wrenched their rights from thee!

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

England and America

602. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Old Proverb

603. You cannot get blood out of a stone.

Old Proverb

604. Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Timon of Athens (First Senator), Act III, Scene V

605. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

The Bible

Proverbs 15:17

606. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is
To have a thankless child.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King Lear (Lear), Act I, Scene IV