Proverbial Wisdom

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

559. Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734)

The Virtuous Lady. Of Books

560. Let Hercules himself do what he may,
The cat will mew, and dog will have his day.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Hamlet (Hamlet), Act V, Scene I

561. ‘Orthodoxy, my lord,’ said Bishop Warburton, in a whisper, ‘orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy is another man’s doxy.’

Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)

Memoirs, Vol. I, p. 372

562. Never gallop Pegasus to death.

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

To Bolingbroke, Bk I, Ep. I, 14

563. His heart runs away with his head.

George Colman (1762-1836)

Who Wants a Guinea? (Heartly), Act I, Scene I

564. You must cut your coat according to your cloth.

Old Proverb