Proverbial Wisdom

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

97. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.

Old Proverb

98. Unbidden guests
Are often welcomest when they are gone.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt I (Bedford), Act II, Scene II

99. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

The Cotter’s Saturday Night

100. How much lies in laughter: the cipher-key, wherewith we decipher the whole man.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Sartor Resartus, Bk I, Ch. V

101. Wounds are ill cured with a good intent.

Samuel Butler (1613-1680)

Cat and Puss, line 108

102. Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII