Proverbial Wisdom

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

703. Never less alone than when alone.

Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)

Human Life

704. He that, to his prejudice, will do
A noble action and a gen’rous too,
Deserves to wear a more resplendent crown
Than he that hath a thousand battles won.

John Pomfret (1667-1702)

Cruelty and Lust, line 399

705. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

The Cotter’s Saturday Night

706. ’Tis easier to advise ‘bear up,’ than bear.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Balaustion’s Adventure

707. No man’s a faithful judge in his own cause.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Bashful Lover (Alonzo), Act II, Scene VII

708. He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Comedy of Errors (Dromio), Act IV, Scene III