Proverbial Wisdom

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

679. If thou wilt go seek for a thief, no wonder if thou be robbed.

Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

Christian Ethics

680. Man seeks his own good at the whole world’s cost.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Luria (Braccio), Act I.

681. None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon, XL

682. He that will rise to the top of a high ladder must go up, not leap up.

L Machin

The Dumb Knight (Prate), Act I, Scene I

683. ’Tis the good reader that makes the good book.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Success

684. When the sunne shineth, make hay.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. III