Proverbial Wisdom

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

61. Better be happie than wise.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk II, Ch. VI

62. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice:
Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Polonius), Act I, Scene III

63. One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

Beilby Porteus (1731-1809)

Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)

64. There’s no wound deeper than a pen can give,
It makes men living dead, and dead men live.

John Taylor (1578-1653)

A Kicksey-Winsey, Pt 7

65. 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

66. When the sunne shineth, make hay.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III