Proverbial Wisdom

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

127. One sickly sheep infects the flock,
And poisons all the rest.

Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

Songs for Children, XXI

128. Lovers ever run before the clock.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI

129. There is no state in Europe where the least wise have not governed the most wise.

Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Imaginary Conversations, Rousseau and Malesherbes

130. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II

131. He that will have cake out of the wheat, must tarry the grinding.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Troilus and Cressida (Pandarus), Act I, Scene I

132. Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII