Proverbial Wisdom

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

295. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.

Old Proverb

296. A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Rip Van Winkle

297. Faint is the bliss, that never past thro’ pain.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Love in a Riddle (Iphis), Act III, Scene II

298. Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour’s house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.

The Bible

Proverbs 25:17

299. The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.

Old Proverb

300. Trust not him that hath once broken faith.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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