Proverbial Wisdom

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

655. Nipt in the bud.

George Herbert (1593-1633)

The Temple. The Church: Employment.

656. Enough is as good as a feast.

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

Love in a Village (Hawthorne sings), Act III,
Scene I

657. Some bookes are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay L, Of Studies

658. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)

Arcadia, Bk I

659. Let’s fear no storm before we feel a show’r.

Michael Drayton (1563-1631)

The Baron’s Wars, Bk III, LV

660. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.