Proverbial Wisdom

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

475. Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Pericles (Pericles), Act I, Scene I

476. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586)

Arcadia, Bk I

477. No man’s a faithful judge in his own cause.

Philip Massinger (1583-1640)

The Bashful Lover (Alonzo), Act II, Scene VII

478. Accursed is the march of that glory
Which treads o’er the hearts of the free.

Thomas Moore (1779-1852)

Irish Melodies, Forget not the Fiel

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

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Rape of Lucrece, St. 159

480. The greatest king is he who is the king
Of greatest subjects.

Gilbert West (1703-1756)

Institution of the Garter, line 302.