Proverbial Wisdom

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

145. A glorious charter, deny it who can,
Is breathed in the words, I’m an Englishman.

Eliza Cook (1818-1889)

The Englishman

146. Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress’d.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement, line 623

147. You may deride my awkward pace,
But slow and steady wins the race.

Robert Lloyd (1733-1764)

Fables. The Hare and the Tortoise

148. Great joys, like griefs, are silent.

Shakerley Marmion (1603-1639)

Holland’s Leaguer (Philautus), Act V, Scene I

149. Love me, love my dog.

Old Proverb

150. Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

Sejanus (Tiberius), Act I, Scene II