Proverbial Wisdom

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

187. Remembrance oft may start a tear.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

Verses written under Violent Grief

188. Peace hath her victories
No less renowned than war.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Sonnet XIX

189. Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon: Many Things in Few Words, CCCCXXIV

190. A heavy purse makes a light heart

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

The New Inn (Host), Act I, Scene I

191. The strawberry grows underneath the nettle,
And wholesome berries thrive and ripen best
Neighbour’d by fruit of baser quality.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry V (Bishop of Ely), Act I, Scene I

192. Ah, better to love in the lowliest cot
Than to reign in a palace, alone.

Whyte Melville (1821-1878)

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