Proverbial Wisdom

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

541. Cut thy coat according to thy cloth.

John Lyly (?1553-1606)

Euphues and his England

542. That in the captain’s but a cholerick word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Scene III

543. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.

Thomas Dekker (?1572-1632)

The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line

544. Great men are too often unknown, or, what is worse, misknown.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Sartor Resartus, Bk I, Ch. III

545. Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon: Many Things in Few Words, CCCCXXIV

546. Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Sonnet XIX