Proverbial Wisdom

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

1207. Genius, like all heavenly light,
Can blast as well as bless the sight.

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838)

Stanzas to the Author of Mont Blanc

1208. Necessity never made a good bargain.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Poor Richard’s Almanac

1209. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17

1210. What’s gone, and what’s past help,
Should be past grief.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

A Winter’s Tale (Paulina), Act III, Scene II

1211. Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Letter to his Son. Dublin Castle, 19th November, 1745

1212. He pays the half who does confess the debt.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Hesperides, 226