Proverbial Wisdom

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

73. Look ere ye leape.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk. I., Ch. II.

74. But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies they themselves commit.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Jessica), Act II, Scene VI

75. We should marry to please ourselves, not other people.

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

The Maid of the Mill (Lord Ainsworth),
Act III, Scene IV

76. Like master, like man.

Old Proverb

77. The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

The Mill on the Floss, Bk VI, Ch. III

78. Good counsellors lack no clients.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Pompey), Act I, Scene I