Proverbial Wisdom

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

697. Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

The Mill on the Floss, Bk II, Ch. II

698. The childhood shews the man,
As morning shews the day.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Regained, Bk IV, line 220

699. Industry is a loadstone to draw all good things.

Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader.

700. Wearing all that weight
Of learning lightly like a flower.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

In Memoriam, CXXXI

701. If thou wilt go seek for a thief, no wonder if thou be robbed.

Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

Christian Ethics

702. Be proud of those strong sons of thine
Who wrenched their rights from thee!

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

England and America