Proverbial Wisdom

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

259. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry IV, Pt II (King Henry), Act III, Scene I

260. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

Old Proverb

261. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839)

Odes to Rosa

262. Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it do singe yourself.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VIII (Norfolk), Act I, Scene I

263. The more haste the lesse speede.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. II

264. He’s truly valiant, that can wisely suffer
The worst that men can breathe.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Timon of Athens (First Senator), Act III, Scene V