The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1. The dignity of the commandment is according to the dignity of the commanded.
Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
The Advancement of Learning, Bk I
2. Cut thy coat according to thy cloth.
John Lyly (?1553-1606)
Euphues and his England
3. Second thoughts are best.
Old Proverb
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