Proverbial Wisdom

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

727. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.

Thomas Dekker (?1572-1632)

The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line

728. Get place and wealth, if possible with grace;
If not, by any means get wealth and place.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Imitations of Horace, Bk I, Ep. I

729. A man’s vanity tells him what is honour, a man’s conscience what is justice.

Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Imaginary Conversations: Peter Leopold and President Du Paty (Leopold)

730. Bad men excuse their faults, good men will leave them.
He acts the third crime that defends the first.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

Catiline (Cicero), Act III, Scene II

731. Curses, like young chickens, come home to roost.

Robert Southey (1774-1843)

The Curse of Kehama

732. Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’s sun to thee may never rise.

William Congreve (1670-1729)

Letter to Cobham