Proverbial Wisdom

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

649. Men cast the blame of their unprosperous acts
Upon the abettors of their weak resolve;
Or anything but their weak guilty selves.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

The Cenci (Orsino), Act V, Scene I

650. Your evidence was lame:— proceed:
Come, help your lame dog o’er the stile.

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)

Poems, Upon the Horrid Plot etc. (Whig and Tory)

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

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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

652. ’Tis not enough to help the feeble up,
But to support him after.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Timon of Athens (Timon), Act I, Scene I

653. Be proud of those strong sons of thine
Who wrenched their rights from thee!

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

England and America

654. The man who does all he can, in a low station, is more a hero than he who omits any worthy action he is able to accomplish in a great one.

Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729)

Spectator, No. 248