Proverbial Wisdom

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

715. He jests at scars, that never felt a wound.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Act II, Scene II

716. The strawberry grows underneath the nettle,
And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best
Neighbour’d by fruit of baser quality.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry V (Bishop of Ely), Act I, Scene I

717. He that will have cake out of the wheat, must tarry the grinding.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Troilus and Cressida (Pandarus), Act I, Scene I

718. Bold knaves thrive, without one grain of sense.
But good men starve for want of impudence.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Epilogue XII, To “Constantine the Great”

719. It is an ill winde turnes none to good.

Thomas Tusser (1524-1580)

Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, No. 13

720. Valour’s whetstone, anger,
Which sets an edge upon the sword, and makes it
Cut with a spirit.

Thomas Randolph (1605-1635)

The Muses’ Looking-Glass (Colax),
Act III, Scene III