Proverbial Wisdom

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

715. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

Vanity Fair, Chap. II

716. No furniture so charming as books, even if you never open them or read a single word.

Sydney Smith (1771-1845)

Memoirs, Chap IX

717. Small things make base men proud.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I

718. For a king ’Tis sometimes better to be fear’d than loved.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

Sardanapalus (Myrrha), Act I, Scene III

719. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II

720. None but the brave deserves the fair.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Alexander’s Feast