Proverbial Wisdom

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

193. A burthen’d conscience
Will never need a hangman.

Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) and John Fletcher (1579-1625)

Laws of Candy (Cassilane), Act V, Scene I

194. Man is a creature of a wilful head,
And hardly driven is, but eas’ly led.

Samuel Daniel (1562-1619)

The Queen’s Arcadia (Ergastus), Act IV, Scene V

195. Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

The Wealth of Nations, Bk V, Pt III, Art. III

196. Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

The Bible

Proverbs 25:17

197. The harder match’d, the greater victory.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt III. (King Edward), Act V, Scene I

198. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.

Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785-1859)

Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History