Proverbial Wisdom

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

595. ’Tis one thing to be tempted, Escalus,
Another thing to fall.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Angelo), Act II, Sc. I

596. Every one can master a grief, but he that has it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Much Ado about Nothing (Benedick), Act III,
Scene II

597. None think the great unhappy but the great.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Love of Fame, Sat. I

598. One to-day is worth two to-morrows.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Poor Richard’s Almanac

599. Whatever creed be taught or land be trod, Man’s conscience is the oracle of God.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

The Island, Can. I, VI

600. Grief should be the instructor of the wise ;
Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most
Must mourn the deepest o’er the fatal truth,
The Tree of Knowledge is not that of life.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

Manfred, Act I, Scene I