Proverbial Wisdom

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

289. Repentance clothes in grass and flowers
The grave in which the past is laid.

John Sterling (1806-1844)

The Penitent

290. The absent Danger greater still appears,
Less fears he who is near the thing he fears.

Samuel Daniel (1562-1619)

Tragedy of Cleopatra (Rodon), Act IV, Scene I

291. Nothing wins a man sooner than a good turn.

Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Anatomy of Melancholy, Part III, Sect I,
Mem. II, Subs. I

292. Be cheerful; wipe thine eyes:
Some falls are means the happier to arise.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Cymbeline (Lucius), Act IV, Scene II

293. Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
And ev’ry grin, so merry draws one out.

Peter Pindar (1738-1819)

Expostulatory Odes, XV

294. ’Tis not what man Does which exalts him,
But what man Would do!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Saul, XVIII