Proverbial Wisdom

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

19. Nothing speaks our griefe so well
As to speak nothing.

Richard Crashaw (?1613-1649)

Upon the Death of a Gentleman, line 27

20. ’Tis not in mortals to command success;
But we’ll do more, Sempronius: we’ll deserve it.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719)

Cato (Portius), Act I, Scene II

21. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Letter to his Son. 6th Nov., 1747

22. Great men are seldom over scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Pickwick, Ch. II

23. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II

24. Dull is the jester when the joke’s unkind.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Love of Fame, Sat. II, line 124