Proverbial Wisdom

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

253. Expect not praise without envy until you are dead.

Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

Lacon, CCXLV

254. Least said is soonest mended.

Old Proverb

255. In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

The Bible

Proverbs 11:14

256. When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.

James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862)

The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II

257. Wounds are ill cured with a good intent.

Samuel Butler (1613-1680)

Cat and Puss, line 108

258. Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt III (Queen Elizabeth),
Act IV, Scene IV