Proverbial Wisdom

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

445. Friends are not so easily made as kept.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (1633-1695)

Maxims of State, XII

446. That which in mean men we entitle patience,
Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Duchess of Gloster), Act I, Scene II

447. Courage scorns the death it cannot shun.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

The Conquest of Granada, Pt II (Almanzar), Act IV, Scene II

448. Eke wonder last but nine daies never in town.

Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400)

Troilus and Cresseide

449. Every difficulty yields to the enterprising.

Joseph George Holman (1764-1817)

The Votary of Wealth (Leonard), Act IV., Scene I.

450. Men cast the blame of their unprosperous acts
Upon the abettors of their weak resolve;
Or anything but their weak guilty selves.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

The Cenci (Orsino), Act V, Scene I