Proverbial Wisdom

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

403. No man’s a faithful judge in his own cause.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Bashful Lover (Alonzo), Act II, Scene VII

404. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Tempest (Trinculo), Act II, Scene II

405. Fight fire with fire, and craft with craft.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

The Cobbler of Hagenau

406. You can’t judge a horse by the harness.

Old Proverb

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

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

Thomas and Sally

408. Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Criticism, Ep III, line 24