Proverbial Wisdom

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

1429. One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

Old Mortality, Ch. XXXIV

1430. Repentance is a pitiful scoundrel, that never brought back a single yesterday.

Thomas Holcroft (1745-1809)

The Road to Ruin (Harry Dornton), Act II,
Scene II

1431. Pride goeth before destruction,
And an haughty spirit before a fall.

The Bible

Proverbs 16:18

1432. But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies they themselves commit.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Jessica), Act II, Scene VI

1433. Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

Essay on Criticism, Ep III, line 24

1434. Laws are vain, by which we right enjoy,
If kings unquestioned can those laws destroy.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Absalom and Achitophel, Pt I, line 763