Proverbial Wisdom

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

1489. Progress is
The law of life, man is not man as yet.

Robert Browning (1812-1889)

Paracelsus, V

1490. The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)

The Vicar of Wakefield, Chap. V

1491. Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Timon of Athens (First Senator), Act III, Scene V

1492. Beauty is but skin deep.

Old Proverb

1493. There is nothing more requisite in business than dispatch.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

The Drummer (Vellum), Act V, Scene I

1494. Remorse begets reform.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

The Task, Bk V, line 618