Proverbial Wisdom

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

319. What female heart can gold despise?
What cat’s averse to fish?

Thomas Gray (1716-1771)

Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat

320. There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Merchant of Venice (Bassanio), Act III,
Scene II

321. He is not valiant that dares die,
But he that boldly bears calamity.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Maid of Honour, Act IV, Scene III

322. He that will use all winds, must shift his sail.

John Fletcher (1579-1625)

The Faithful Shepherdess (Chloe), Act III,
Scene III

323. Who is worse shod than the shoemaker’s wife?

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Chap. XI

324. It costs more to revenge injuries than to bear them.

Bishop Thomas Wilson (1663-1755)

Maxims, 303.