Proverbial Wisdom

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

673. Poison itself is a remedy in some diseases, and there is nothing so evil but what may be converted to purposes of good.

Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)

The Broad Stone of Honour. Godefridus, XII

674. Fame, like water, bears up the lighter things,
And lets the weighty sink.

Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (?1615-1674)

The Adventures of Five Hours (Don Antonio), Act II.

675. A custom
More honour’d in the breach than the observance.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene IV

676. ’Tis good in every cause, you know,
To have two strings unto our bow.

Charles Churchill (1732-1764)

The Ghost, Bk IV, line 1296

677. There are many dangers by the way
And hasty climbers quickly catch a fall.

Anonymous (1605)

The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife)

678. Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Gaunt), Act II, Scene I