Proverbial Wisdom

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

679. Necessity is the mother of invention.

Old Proverb

680. Opinion governs all mankind,
Like the blind’s leading of the blind.

Samuel Butler (1613-1680)

Miscellaneous Thoughts, line 269

681. Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.

Charles Churchill (1732-1764)

The Farewell, line 27

682. It is more blessed to give than to receive.

The Bible

Acts 20:35

683. How ill white hairs become a fool and jester.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry IV, Pt. II (King), Act V, Scene V

684. They who possess the prince possess the laws.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Absalom and Achitophel, Pt I, line 476