Proverbial Wisdom

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

1207. Posterity, that high court of appeal which is never tired of eulogising its own justice and discernment.

Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859)

Essay on Machiavelli

1208. Politeness costs nothing, and gains everything.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)

Letters

1209. There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Bassanio), Act III,
Scene II

1210. The burnt child dreads the fire.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

The Devil is an Ass (Fitzdottrell), Act I,
Scene II

1211. Poison itself is a remedy in some diseases, and there is nothing so evil but what may be converted to purposes of good.

Sir Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)

The Broad Stone of Honour. Godefridus, XII

1212. It is a custom
More honoured in the breach than the observance.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene IV