Proverbial Wisdom

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

355. A living dog is better than a dead lion.

The Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:12

356. They who possess the prince possess the laws.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Absalom and Achitophel, Pt I, line 476

357. Be Britain still to Britain true,
Amang oursel’s united;
For never but by British hands
Maun British wrangs be righted.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

‘Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat?’

358. An Englishman,
Being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.

George Chapman (1559-1634)

Alphonsus: Emperor of Germany (Collen), Act I.

359. What’s one man’s poison, signor,
Is another’s meat or drink.

John Fletcher (1579-1625)

Love’s Cure (Piorato), Act III, Scene II

360. How ill white hairs become a fool and jester.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry IV, Pt. II (King), Act V, Scene V