Proverbial Wisdom

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

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

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Iago), Act V, Scene I

206. Childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Regained, Bk IV, line 220

207. Ill news hath wings, and with the wind doth go;
Comfort’s a cripple, and comes ever slow.

Michael Drayton (15631631)

The Baron’s Wars, Bk II, XXVIII

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

The Bible

Mark 2:27

209. Things past recovery
Are hardly cured with exclamations.

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

The Jew of Malta (Barabbas), Act I, Scene II

210. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

The Bible

Proverbs 15:13