Proverbial Wisdom

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

391. Rich, beyond the dreams of avarice.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

As recorded in James Boswell’s ‘Life of Johnson’

392. Grief best is pleas’d with grief’s society.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Rape of Lucrece, St. 159

393. A friend should bear a friend’s infirmities.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Julius Caesar (Cassius), Act IV

394. There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

As recorded by James Boswell in his ‘Life of Johnson’

395. You must practise
The manners of the time, if you intend
To have favour from it.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Unnatural Combat (Montreville), Act I, Scene I

396. A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

The Bible

Proverbs 15:13