Proverbial Wisdom

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

73. Sweet are the uses of adversity ;
Which like the toad ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

As You Like It (Duke Senior), Act II, Scene I

74. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy;
For the apparel oft proclaims the man.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III

75. He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke,
Submits his neck unto a second yoke.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Hesperides, 42

76. Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Iago), Act II, Scene III

77. Our hours in Love have wings; in absence, crutches.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Xerxes (Tamira), Act IV, Scene III

78. What better school for manners, than the company of virtuous women?

David Hume (1711-1776)

Essay XIV, The Rise of Arts and Sciences