Proverbial Wisdom

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

403. Heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge
That no king can corrupt.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VIII (Katharine), Act III, Scene I

404. Who will not mercie unto others show,
How can he mercie ever hope to have?

Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)

The Faerie Queene, Bk IV, Can. I, St. 42

405. They only babble who practise not reflection.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)

Pizarro (Elvira), Act I, Scene I

406. Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk IX, line 171

407. Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

The Bible

Matthew 23:24

408. Small things make base men proud.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Henry VI, Pt II (Suffolk), Act IV, Scene I