Proverbial Wisdom

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

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

Thomas Dekker (?1572-1632)

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

890. What reason weaves, by Passion is undone.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Man, Ep. II, line 42

891. He who has the truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.

John Ruskin (1819-1900)

The Stones of Venice, Infidelitas, §99.

892. ’Tis hard for kings to steer an equal course,
And they who banish one oft gain a worse.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Tarquin and Tullia

893. He soonest looseth that despairs to win.

Anonymous (1605)

The Famous History of the Life and Death of
Captain Thomas Stukeley (Wife), line 711

894. Better a little chiding than a great deal of heart-break.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs Page), Act V,
Scene III