Proverbial Wisdom

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

301. The burnt child dreads the fire.

Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

The Devil is an Ass (Fitzdottrell), Act I,
Scene II

302. An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement, line 681

303. Learning by study must be won,
’Twas ne’er entailed from son to son.

John Gay (1685-1732)

Fable XI, Pt II

304. If trod upon, a worm
Will turn again.

Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) and William Rowley (?1585-1626)

The Spanish Gipsy (Constanza), Act V, Scene I

305. A good heart’s worth gold.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry IV, Pt II (Hostess), Act II, Scene IV

306. One murder made a villain;
Millions a hero. Princes were privileg’d
To kill, and numbers sanctified the crime.

Beilby Porteus (1731-1809)

Death, line 155 (speaking of how war came into the world)