Proverbial Wisdom

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

619. Wit’s whetstone, Want.

John Taylor (1578-1653)

Penniless Pilgrimage.

620. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

The Cotter’s Saturday Night

621. Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Criticism, Pt II, line 133

622. A jest’s prosperity lies in the ear
Of him that hears it, never in the tongue
Of him that makes it.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Love’s Labour Lost (Rosaline), Act V, Sc. II

623. Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Thoughts on Various Subjects

624. Lovers ever run before the clock.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI