Proverbial Wisdom

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

613. Maken vertue of necessite.

Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400)

The Knight’s Tale, line 3044

614. He only judges right who weighs, compares,
And, in the sternest sentence which his voice
Pronounces, ne’er abandons charity.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Ecclesiastical Sonnets, Pt. II, I

615. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants

616. Pigmies are pigmies still, though perched on Alps,
And pyramids are pyramids in vales.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Night Thoughts, Night VI, line 309

617. Laws are vain, by which we right enjoy,
If kings unquestioned can those laws destroy.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Absalom and Achitophel, Pt I, line 763

618. A prophet hath no honour in his own country.

The Bible

John 4:44