Proverbial Wisdom

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

259. From shaven chins never came better justice
Than those ne’er touched by razor.

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627)

The Old Law (Eugenia), Act V, Scene I

260. Literature is a very bad crutch, but a very good walking-stick.

Charles Lamb

Letter to Bernard Barton.

261. A man must serve his time to ev’ry trade
Save censure — critics all are ready made.

George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

262. Health is the first good lent to men;
A gentle disposition then;
Next, to be rich by no by-ways;
Lastly, with friends t’ enjoy our days.

Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Hesperides, 121

263. 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

264. Small things make base men proud.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I