Proverbial Wisdom

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

613. More vacant pulpits would more converts make.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 182

614. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.

John Howard Payne (1791-1852)

Song, ‘Home, Sweet Home’. From his Opera, ‘Clari, The Maid of Milan’

615. More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse.

Anonymous (1569-1570)

The Marriage of Wit and Science (Wit), Act IV, Sc. I

616. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747

617. We ne’er can be
Made happy by compulsion.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

The Three Graves

618. Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

The Mill on the Floss, Bk IV, Ch. III