Proverbial Wisdom

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

703. Our discontent is from comparison,
Were better states unseen, each man would like his own.

John Norris of Bemerton (1657-1712)

The Consolation, St. 2

704. Friends are as dangerous as enemies.

Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785-1859)

Essay on Schlosser’s Literary History

705. Two heads are better than one.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. IX

706. The harder match’d, the greater victory.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt III. (King Edward), Act V, Scene I

707. He that needs five thousand pounds to live
Is full as poor as he that needs but five.

George Herbert (1593-1633)

The Temple. The Church Porch

708. An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement, line 681