Proverbial Wisdom

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

643. Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Gaunt), Act II, Scene I

644. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk IV, line 677

645. War is honourable
In those who do their native rights maintain;
In those whose swords an iron barrier are
Between the lawless spoiler and the weak.

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)

Ethwuld (Hereulf), Act I, Scene III

646. And those who live as models for the mass,
Are singly of more value than they all.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Luria (Tiburzio), Act V

647. Ignorance of better things makes man,
Who cannot much, rejoice in what he can.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement

648. Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises; and oft it hits,
Where hope is coldest, and despair most sits.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

All’s Well that Ends Well (Helena), Act II,
Scene I