Proverbial Wisdom

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

655. The absent Danger greater still appears,
Less fears he who is near the thing he fears.

Samuel Daniel (1562-1619)

Tragedy of Cleopatra (Rodon), Act IV, Scene I

656. Power is the grim idol that the world adores.

William Hazlitt (1778-1830)

Political Essays. On the Connexion between
Toad-Eaters and Tyrants

657. The cottage is sure to suffer for every error of the court, the cabinet, or the camp.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon, V

658. Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Social Aims

659. A man may well bring a horse to the water,
But he cannot make him drinke without he will.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I Chap. XI

660. Faint is the bliss, that never past thro’ pain.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Love in a Riddle (Iphis), Act III, Scene II