Proverbial Wisdom

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

211. Never gallop Pegasus to death.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14

212. Sir, hell is paved with good intentions.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

As given by James Boswell, in his Life of Johnson

213. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

Vanity Fair, Chap. II

214. You may know him by his company.

William Wycherley (1641-1716)

Love in a Wood (Sir Simon), Act I, Scene I

215. The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel.

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774)

The Vicar of Wakefield, Chap. V

216. Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.

Isaak Walton (1593-1683)

The Complete Angler (Piscator), Bk. I., Ch. II.