Proverbial Wisdom

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

283. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

The Cotter’s Saturday Night

284. There’s daggers in men’s smiles.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Macbeth (Donalbain), Act II, Scene III

285. Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.

The Bible

Proverbs 16:18

286. What should they know of England who only England know?

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

The English Flag

287. To be a fine gentleman is to be a generous and a brave man.

Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729)

The Spectator, No. 75

288. I mean not to run with the Hare and holde with the
Hounde.

John Lyly (?1553-1606)

Euphues, Euphues to Philautus