Proverbial Wisdom

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

463. Generous commerce binds
The round of nations in a golden chain.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

Seasons, Summer, line 138

464. Brevity is the soul of wit.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Polonius), Act II, Scene II

465. Who keeps one end in view, makes all things serve.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

In a Balcony

466. Oh! what a crowded world one moment may contain!

Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835)

The Last Constantine, LIX

467. 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

468. A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

English Bards and Scotch Reviewers