The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1. Women’s weapons, water-drops.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King Lear (Lear), Act II, Scene IV
2. What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
The Wealth of Nations
3.
Naught shall make us rue,
If England to herself do rest but true.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King John (Bastard), Act V, Scene VII
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