Proverbial Wisdom

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

553. Time, place, and action, may with pains be wrought,
But Genius must be born; and never can be taught.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Letter X. To Congreve, on the Double Dealer

554. Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Ch. XI

555. Weariness
Can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Cymbeline (Belarius), Act III, Scene VI

556. Genius, like all heavenly light,
Can blast as well as bless the sight.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838)

Stanzas to the Author of Mont Blanc

557. How sour sweet music is,
When time is broke, and no proportion kept!
So is it in the music of men’s lives.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Richard), Act V, Scene V

558. None but the brave deserves the fair.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Alexander’s Feast