Proverbial Wisdom

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

199. Better not do the deed than weep it done.

Matthew Prior (1664-1721)

Henry and Emma

200. Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Letter to his Son. Dublin Castle, 19th November, 1745

201. No man’s a faithful judge in his own cause.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Bashful Lover (Alonzo), Act II, Scene VII

202. He makes a foe who makes a jest.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fables, Pt. I, XLVI

203. Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Julius Caesar (Caesar), Act II, Scene II

204. Ambition can creep as well as soar.

Edmund Burke (1730-1797)

Letters on the Regicide Peace, III, 1797