Proverbial Wisdom

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

703. The more haste the lesse speede.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. II

704. Music, the mosaic of the air.

Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)

Music’s Empire, 17

705. How hard it is for women to keep counsel.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Julius Caesar (Portia), Act II, Scene IV

706. There swims no goose so grey, but soon or late
She finds some honest gander for her mate.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

The Wife of Bath, line 98

707. A wise man is never less alone than when he is alone.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Essay on the Faculties of the Mind

708. A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Rip Van Winkle