Proverbial Wisdom

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

1279. Repentance clothes in grass and flowers
The grave in which the past is laid.

John Sterling (1806-1844)

The Penitent

1280. Bold knaves thrive, without one grain of sense.
But good men starve for want of impudence.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Epilogue XII, To “Constantine the Great”

1281. An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fables, Pt I, Fable XVII

1282. One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

Beilby Porteus (1731-1809)

Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)

1283. Riches can’t always purchase happiness.

Robert Southey (1774-1843)

The Wedding (Traveller)

1284. The best of men have ever loved repose.

James Thomson (1700-1748)

The Castle of Indolence, I, line 17