Proverbial Wisdom

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

223. A man is never too old to learn.

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)

Mayor of Queenborough (Simon), Act V, Scene I

224. Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

The Bible

Proverbs 23:9

225. From shaven chins never came better justice
Than those ne’er touched by razor.

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)

The Old Law (Eugenia), Act V, Scene I

226. Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.

William Congreve (1670-1729)

Letter to Cobham

227. The dignity of the commandment is according to the dignity of the commanded.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

The Advancement of Learning, Bk I

228. My salad days,
When I was green in judgment.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra), Act I, Scene V