Proverbial Wisdom

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

385. We have scotch’d the snake, not kill’d it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Macbeth (Macbeth), Act III, Scene II

386. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Pickwick, Ch. II

387. Veracity is the heart of morality.

Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895)

Science and Culture,
Universities Actual and Ideal

388. Can man be free if woman be a slave?

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

The Revolt of Islam, II, XLIII

389. What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

The Wealth of Nations

390. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.

Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785-1859)

Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History