Proverbial Wisdom

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

475. These are the English arts, these we profess,
To be the same in misery and success;
To teach oppressors laws, assist the good,
Relieve the wretched, and subdue the proud.

Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax (1661-1715)

The Man of Honour

476. If the past is not to bind us, where can duty lie? We should have no law but the inclination of the moment.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

The Mill on the Floss (Maggie), Bk VI, Ch. XIV

477. Them as ha’ never had a cushion don’t miss it.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

Adam Bede (Mrs Poyser), Bk VI Chap. XLIX

478. The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

George Eliot (1819-1880)

Felix Holt, Ch. XIII

479. Women, like princes, find few real friends:
All who approach them their own ends pursue;
Lovers and ministers are seldom true.

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (1709-1773)

Advice to a Lady

480. Practise what you preach.

Edward Young (1683-1765)

Love of Fame, Sat. III, line 48