Proverbial Wisdom

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

373. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

Lawrence Sterne (1713-1768)

Sentimental Journey

374. More vacant pulpits would more converts make.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

The Hind and the Panther, Pt III, line 182

375. The society exists for the benefit of its members; not the members for the benefit of the society.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

The Principles of Sociology, Sec. 222

376. Prevention is better than cure.

Old Proverb

377. In political discussion heat is in inverse proportion to knowledge.

James George Cotton Minchin (1851-1933)

The Growth of Freedom in the
Balkan Peninsula, p. 127

378. To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

Romola, Chap. XXXIX