Proverbial Wisdom

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

451. The world agrees,
That he writes well who thinks with ease;
Then he, by sequel logical,
Writes best who never thinks at all.

Matthew Prior (1664-1721)

Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard

452. Our hours in Love have wings; in absence, crutches.

Colley Cibber (1671-1757)

Xerxes (Tamira), Act IV, Scene III

453. When Fortune favours, none but fools will dally.

John Dryden (1631-1700)

Epilogue VIII, To The Duke of Guise

454. He that thinks with more extent than another, will want words of larger meaning.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

The Idler, No. 70

455. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)

Vanity Fair, Chap. II

456. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

Essays, State Tamperings with Money and Banks