Proverbial Wisdom

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

331. He’s half absolv’d who has confessed.

Matthew Prior (1664-1721)

Alma, Can. II, line 22

332. Genius, like all heavenly light,
Can blast as well as bless the sight.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838)

Stanzas to the Author of Mont Blanc

333. Either sex alone
Is half itself and in true marriage lies
Nor equal, nor unequal.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

The Princess, VII

334. He who allows oppression shares the crime.

Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)

The Loves of the Plants, Can. III, line 458

335. Beauty is but skin deep.

Old Proverb

336. The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.

Gilbert West (1703-1756)

Institution of the Garter, line 302.