Proverbial Wisdom

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

259. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants

260. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17

261. He is not worthy of the honey-comb,
Who shuns the hives because the bees have stings.

Anonymous (1595)

Locrine (Hubba), Act III, Scene II

262. Set a thief to catch a thief.

Old Proverb

263. If fields are prisons, where is Liberty?

Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823)

The Farmer’s Boy, Autumn, line 226

264. Love’s a blind guide, and those that follow him too often lose their way.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Woman’s Wit (Emilia), Act I., Scene I.