Proverbial Wisdom

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

1399. If reasons were as plenty as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry IV, Pt I (Falstaff), Act II, Scene IV

1400. Nobody can deny but that religion is a comfort to the distressed, a cordial to the sick, and sometimes a restraint on the wicked.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)

Letter to the Countess of Bute, 23rd June, 1754

1401. The brave
Die never. Being deathless, they but change
Their country’s arms, for more, their country’s heart.

Philip James Bailey (1816-1902)

Festus (Festus), V

1402. Speak not in the hearing of a fool;
For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

The Bible

Proverbs 23:9

1403. It is an ill winde turnes none to good.

Thomas Tusser (1524-1580)

Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie, No. 13

1404. One minute gives invention to destroy; what to rebuild, will a whole age employ.

William Congreve (1670-1729)

The Double Dealer (Maskwell), Act I, Scene VI