Proverbial Wisdom

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

391. Society in poverty is better than solitude in wealth.

Thomas Love Peacock (?1785-1866)

Melincourt (Mr Forrester), Ch. XII

392. Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Essay L, On Studies

393. Never gallop Pegasus to death.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14

394. Nicknames and whippings, when they are once laid on, no one has discovered how to take off.

Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864)

Imaginary Conversations,
Peter Leopold and President Du Paty

395. How hard it is for women to keep counsel.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Julius Caesar (Portia), Act II, Scene IV

396. Good counsellors lack no clients.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Measure for Measure (Pompey), Act I, Scene I