Proverbial Wisdom

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

733. What custom hath endear’d
We part with sadly, though we prize it not.

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)

Basil (Rosmberg), Act I, Scene II

734. Hard is the task of justice, where distress
Excites our mercy, yet demands redress.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

The Heroick Daughter (King), Act III, last lines

735. There’s a new tribunal now
Higher than God’s — the educated man’s!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

The Ring and the Book, X, line 1977

736. When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.

James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862)

The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II

737. Hypocrisy the only evil that walks
Invisible, except to God alone.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk III, line 683

738. Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

The Wealth of Nations, Bk V, Pt III, Art. III