Proverbial Wisdom

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

31. One cannot eat one’s cake and have it too.

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

Thomas and Sally

32. If money go before, all ways do lie open.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Ford), Act II,
Scene II

33. Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk I, line 648

34. That which in mean men we entitle patience,
Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Duchess of Gloster), Act I, Scene II

35. True happiness
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth and choice.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

Cynthia’s Revels (Arete), Act III, Scene II

36. Never less alone than when alone.

Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)

Human Life