Proverbial Wisdom

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

721. Of all the paths lead to a woman’s love,
Pity’s the straightest.

Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) and John Fletcher (1579-1625)

The Knight of Malta (Mount Ferrat),
Act I, Scene I

722. Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act III, Scene I

723. Love’s tongue is in the eyes.

Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650)

Piscatorie Eclogues, V, St. 13

724. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.

William Congreve (1670-1729)

The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI

725. How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King John (King), Act IV, Scene II

726. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants