Proverbial Wisdom

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

151. Women’s weapons, water-drops.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

King Lear (Lear), Act II, Scene IV

152. Guiltiness will speak
Though tongues were out of use.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Iago), Act V, Scene I

153. When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (King), Act IV, Scene V

154. Never gallop Pegasus to death.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14

155. Fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Much Ado about Nothing (Conrade), Act III,
Scene III

156. The brave man is not he who feels no fear,
For that were stupid and irrational;
But he, whose noble soul its fear subdues,
And bravely dares the danger nature shrinks from.

Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)

Basil, Act III, Scene I