Proverbial Wisdom

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

721. Sweet tastes have sour closes;
And he repents on thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.

Francis Quarles (1592-1644)

Emblems, Bk I, No. 7

722. Beggars must not be choosers.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

The Provok’d Husband (Sir Francis), Act IV, Scene I

723. Reading is seeing by proxy.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

The Study of Sociology, Ch. XV

724. A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

The Bible

Proverbs 15:1

725. He that is giddy, thinks the world turns round.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Taming of the Shrew (Katharina), Act V, Scene II

726. Rest springs from strife, and dissonant chords beget Divinest harmonies.

Lewis Morris (1833-1907)

Songs of Two Worlds. Love’s Suicide