Proverbial Wisdom

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

529. Do the duty that lies nearest thee; which thou knowest to be a duty. The second duty will already become clearer.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)

Sartor Resartus, Bk II, Ch. IX

530. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Othello (Duke), Act I, Scene II

531. Haste makes waste, and waste makes want, and want makes strife between the good man and his wife.

Old Proverb

532. All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy’d.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Merchant of Venice (Gratiano), Act II, Scene VI

533. He that is giddy, thinks the world turns round.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Taming of the Shrew (Katharina), Act V, Scene II

534. When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (King), Act IV, Scene V