Proverbial Wisdom

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

295. Maken vertue of necessite.

Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400)

The Knight’s Tale, line 3044

296. He who discommendeth others obliquely commendeth himself.

Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)

Christian Morals, Pt I, XXXIV

297. One cannot eat one’s cake and have it too.

Isaac Bickerstaff (1733-?1812)

Thomas and Sally

298. 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

299. Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

The Cotter’s Saturday Night

300. Fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Much Ado about Nothing (Conrade), Act III,
Scene III