Proverbial Wisdom

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

163. The course of true love never did run smooth.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander), Act I, Scene I

164. Be proud of those strong sons of thine
Who wrenched their rights from thee!

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

England and America

165. A brother’s sufferings claim a brother’s pity.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

Cato (Marcus), Act I, Scene I

166. Posterity, that high court of appeal which is never tired of eulogising its own justice and discernment.

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

Essay on Machiavelli

167. We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Macbeth (Macbeth), Act III, Scene II

168. For when the power of imparting joy
Is equal to the will, the human soul
Requires no other heaven.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Queen Mab, II