Proverbial Wisdom

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

151. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747

152. Contempt of fame begets contempt of virtue.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

Sejanus (Tiberius), Act I, Scene II

153. Pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Tam o’ Shanter

154. The best elixir is a friend.

William Somerville (1675-1742)

The Hip

155. A custom
More honour’d in the breach than the observance.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene IV

156. One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act I, Scene V