Proverbial Wisdom

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

631. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II

632. Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings,
Conquer all mysteries by rule and line,
Empty the haunted air, the gnomèd mine —
Unweave a rainbow.

John Keats (1795-1821)

Lamia, II

633. Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Essay on the Faculties of the Mind

634. Progress is
The law of life, man is not man as yet.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Paracelsus, V

635. Love’s tongue is in the eyes.

Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650)

Piscatorie Eclogues, V, St. 13

636. Our hours in Love have wings; in absence, crutches.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Xerxes (Tamira), Act IV, Scene III