Proverbial Wisdom

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

745. He lives long that lives well.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734)

Holy and Profane States. Holy State,
The Good Child

746. Reading is seeing by proxy.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

The Study of Sociology, Ch. XV

747. Set a thief to catch a thief.

Old Proverb

748. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17

749. Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.

Isaak Walton (1593-1683)

The Complete Angler (Piscator), Bk. I., Ch. II.

750. He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Comedy of Errors (Dromio), Act IV, Scene III