Proverbial Wisdom

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

517. Knowledge is power.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Meditationes Sacra, De Haeresibus

518. Who has not known ill fortune, never knew
Himself or his own virtue.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

Alfred, Act I, Scene I

519. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Thomas Brown (1663-1704)

Laconics: Or, New Maxims of State and Conversation (attributed)

520. The love of money is the root of all evil.

The Bible

1 Timothy 6:10

521. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice:
Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III

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

The Bible

Proverbs 16:18