Proverbial Wisdom

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

199. Wit’s whetstone, Want.

John Taylor (1578-1653)

Penniless Pilgrimage.

200. In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

The Bible

Proverbs 11:14

201. He that doth live at home, and learns to know
God and himself, needeth no further go.

Christopher Harvey (1597-1663)

The Synagogue, Travels at Home

202. It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.

Bishop Thomas Wilson (1663-1755)

Maxims, 303.

203. He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude, and enjoy himself independent of its favour.

Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729)

Spectator, No. 554

204. Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

Scenes from Clerical Life. Janet’s Repentance