Proverbial Wisdom

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

685. He that is but able to express
No sense at all in several languages,
Will pass for learneder than he that’s known
To speak the strongest reason in his own.

Samuel Butler (1613-1680)

Satire upon Human Learning, Pt I, line 65

686. Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.

The Bible

Proverbs 16:18

687. How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V

688. Least said is soonest mended.

Old Proverb

689. A willing heart adds feather to the heel,
And makes the clown a winged mercury.

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)

De Montfort (Rezenvelt), Act III, Scene II

690. 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.