Proverbial Wisdom

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

1033. The man that lays his hand upon a woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom ’t were gross flattery to name a coward.

John Tobin (1770-1804)

The Honeymoon, Act II, Scene I

1034. Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.

Samuel Butler (1613-1680)

Hudibras, Pt I, Can. I, line 885

1035. It is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Isabella), Act II, Scene II

1036. Plenty, as well as want, can separate friends.

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667)

Davideis, Bk III, line 205

1037. Lydia, you ought to know that lying don’t become a young woman!

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)

The Rivals (Mrs Malaprop), Act III., Scene III.

1038. When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (King), Act IV, Scene V