Proverbial Wisdom

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

157. Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Iago), Act III, Scene III

158. An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII

159. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II

160. Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays, On the Clerical Character

161. Industry is a loadstone to draw all good things.

Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader.

162. Ignorance of better things makes man,
Who cannot much, rejoice in what he can.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement