Proverbial Wisdom

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

31. A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays: On Court Influence

32. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk IV, line 677

33. Two of a trade can ne’er agree.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fables, XXL

34. Fast bind, fast find.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Shylock), Act II, Scene V

35. In cases of defence ’tis best to weigh
The enemy more mighty than he seems.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry V (Dauphin), Act II, Scene IV

36. Fashion too often makes a monstrous noise,
Bids us, a fickle jade, like fools adore
The poorest trash, the meanest toys.

Peter Pindar (1738-1819)

Odes to the Royal Academicians, XI