Proverbial Wisdom

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

631. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17

632. The bitter goes before the sweet. Yea, and for as much as it doth, it makes the sweet the sweeter.

John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Pilgrim’s Progress (Timorous), Pt II

633. ’Tis not enough to help the feeble up,
But to support him after.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Timon of Athens (Timon), Act I, Scene I

634. O wad some pow’r the giftie gie us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion:
What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,
And ev’n devotion.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

To a Louse

635. What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

The Wealth of Nations

636. One to-day is worth two to-morrows.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Poor Richard’s Almanac