Proverbial Wisdom

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

553. When fails our dearest friend,
There may be refuge with our direst foe.

James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862)

The Wife (Mariana), Act V, Scene II

554. Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Richard II (Gaunt), Act II, Scene I

555. They stumble, that run fast.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

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

556. Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound,
Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.

Charles Churchill (1732-1764)

Gotham, line 107

557. Necessity never made a good bargain.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Poor Richard’s Almanac

558. For when the power of imparting joy
Is equal to the will, the human soul
Requires no other heaven.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

Queen Mab, II