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. Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VIII (Norfolk), Act I, Scene I

369. Talking and eloquence are not the same; to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

Discoveries

370. Small things make base men proud.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I

371. Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.

The Bible

Proverbs 16:18

372. When th’ iron is hot, strike.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III