Proverbial Wisdom

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

655. Him who ne’er listened to the voice of praise
The silence of neglect can ne’er appal.

James Beattie (1768-1790)

The Minstrel Bk I, St. 2

656. A glorious charter, deny it who can,
Is breathed in the words, I’m an Englishman.

Eliza Cook (1818-1889)

The Englishman

657. A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.

Robert Burton (1577-1640)

Anatomy of Melancholy, Part I, Section II, Member IV

658. Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

Edmund Burke (1730-1797)

On the French Revolution

659. In Folly’s cup still laughs the bubble, Joy.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Man, Ep. II, line 288

660. Second thoughts are best.

Old Proverb