Proverbial Wisdom

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

685. Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

The Mill on the Floss, Bk II, Ch. II

686. There is no state in Europe where the least wise have not governed the most wise.

Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Imaginary Conversations, Rousseau and Malesherbes

687. What cannot be cured must be endured.

Old Proverb

688. None think the great unhappy but the great.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Love of Fame, Sat. I

689. Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.

Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726)

Aesop, Pt I (Aesop), Act IV, Scene II

690. ‘Men are more eloquent than women made.’ ‘But women are more powerful to persuade.’

Thomas Randolph (1605-1635)

Amyntas, Prologue