Proverbial Wisdom

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

961. No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

Adam Smith (1723-1790)

The Wealth of Nations, Bk I, Ch. VIII

962. Fast bind, fast find.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Shylock), Act II, Scene V

963. Need hath no law.

William Langland (?1332-?1386)

Piers the Plowman, Passus XXIII, line 10

964. Talkers are no great doers.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard III (1st Murderer), Act I, Scene III

965. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17

966. Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.

Thomas Gray (1716-1771)

Elegy in a Country Churchyard