Proverbial Wisdom

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

283. He that’s merciful
Unto the bad, is cruel to the good.

Thomas Randolph (1605-1635)

The Muses’ Looking Glass

284. ’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

285. Grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure;
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.

William Congreve (1670-1729)

The Old Bachelor (Sharper), Act V, Scene VIII

286. Courage from hearts, and not from numbers, grows.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Annus Mirabilis, LXXVI

287. It is more blessed to give than to receive.

The Bible

Acts 20:35

288. To bear is to conquer our fate.

Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)

On visiting a Scene in Argyleshire