Proverbial Wisdom

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

163. The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the
Sabbath.

The Bible

Mark 2:27

164. That which in mean men we entitle patience,
Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Duchess of Gloster), Act I, Scene II

165. Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Success

166. Love is like linnen, often chang’d, the sweeter.

Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650)

Sicelides (Cosma), Act III., Scene V.

167. A patient man’s a pattern for a king.

Thomas Dekker (?1572-1632)

The Honest Whore, Pt II (Duke), last line

168. Best things carry’d to excess are wrong.

Charles Churchill (1732-1764)

The Rosciad, line 1039