Proverbial Wisdom

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

307. It is too late to shutte the stable door when the steede is stolne.

John Lyly (?1553-1606)

Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit

308. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.

The Bible

Ephesians 4:26

309. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Poor Richard’s Almanac

310. Be Britain still to Britain true,
Amang oursel’s united;
For never but by British hands
Maun British wrangs be righted.

Robert Burns (1759-1796)

‘Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat?’

311. What strong mysterious links enchain the heart,
To regions where the morn of life was spent.

James Grahame (1765-1811)

The Sabbath, line 404

312. Oft expectation fails, and most oft there
Where most it promises; and oft it hits,
Where hope is coldest, and despair most sits.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

All’s Well that Ends Well (Helena), Act II,
Scene I