The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1.
’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
2.
A soft answer turneth away wrath:
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
The Bible
Proverbs 15:1
3.
The first act’s doubtful, but we say
It is the last commends the play.
Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
Hesperides, 225
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