Proverbial Wisdom

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

457. She lookt as butter would not melt in her mouth.

John Heywood (?1497-?1580)

Proverbs, Bk I, Ch X

458. For thre may kepe a counsel — if twain be awaie.

Geoffrey Chaucer (?1343-1400)

The Ten Commandments of Love, 49

459. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.

John Howard Payne (1791-1852)

Song, ‘Home, Sweet Home’. From his Opera, ‘Clari, The Maid of Milan’

460. Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.

Isaak Walton (1593-1683)

The Complete Angler (Piscator), Bk. I., Ch. II.

461. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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

462. They stumble, that run fast.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence), Act II,
Scene III