Proverbial Wisdom

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

565. My poverty but not my will consents.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Apothecary), Act V, Scene I

566. Great men do not play stage tricks with the doctrines of life and death: only little men do that.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

Sesame and Lilies, Lecture I, 20

567. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

As recorded by James Boswell in his ‘Life of Johnson’

568. He jests at scars, that never felt a wound.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Act II, Scene II

569. Neither a borrower nor a lender be:
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III

570. A death for love’s no death but martyrdom.

Henry Glapthorne (1610-1643)

Revenge for Honour, Caropia, Act IV, Scene II