Proverbial Wisdom

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

637. There never was a good war or a bad peace.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Letter to Quincy, 11th Sept., 1773

638. Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)

Letters

639. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Twelfth Night (Malvolio, Letter), Act II, Scene V

640. For Friendship, of itself a holy tie,
Is made more sacred by adversity.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 47

641. He that doth live at home, and learns to know
God and himself, needeth no further go.

Christopher Harvey (1597-1663)

The Synagogue, Travels at Home

642. Veracity is the heart of morality.

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)

Science and Culture,
Universities Actual and Ideal