Proverbial Wisdom

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

649. The burnt child dreads the fire.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

The Devil is an Ass (Fitzdottrell), Act I,
Scene II

650. There’s a new tribunal now
Higher than God’s — the educated man’s!

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

The Ring and the Book, X, line 1977

651. Beggars must not be choosers.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

The Provok’d Husband (Sir Francis), Act IV, Scene I

652. Jesters do oft prove prophets.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King Lear (Regan), Act V, Scene III

653. Nothing wins a man sooner than a good turn.

Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Anatomy of Melancholy, Part III, Sect I,
Mem. II, Subs. I

654. Wives are young men’s mistresses; companions for middle age; and old men’s nurses.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay VIII, Of Marriage and Single Life