Proverbial Wisdom

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

367. ’Tis not what man Does which exalts him,
But what man Would do!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Saul, XVIII

368. The English winter — ending in July
To recommence in August.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

Don Juan, Can. XIII, St. 42

369. There’s daggers in men’s smiles.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Macbeth (Donalbain), Act II, Scene III

370. We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
Their perch, and not their terror.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Scene I

371. Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
And ev’ry grin, so merry draws one out.

Peter Pindar (1738-1819)

Expostulatory Odes, XV

372. Weariness
Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Cymbeline (Belarius), Act III, Scene VI