Proverbial Wisdom

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

331. It is one thing to shew a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth.

John Locke (1632-1704)

Essay on the Human Understanding, Bk IV, Ch VII, §11

332. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay L, On Studies

333. One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene V

334. A man’s disposition is never well known till he be crossed.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Advancement of Learning, Bk II

335. It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies — seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon, CCLXXXVI

336. ’Tis better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at all.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

In Memoriam, XXVII