Rewrite each of these proverbs in your own words:
1.
“At the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.”
2.
“There are no ugly loves, nor handsome prisons.”
3.
“Love your Neighbor; yet don't pull down your Hedge.”
4.
“No gains without pains.”
5.
“Beware of little Expenses: a small Leak will sink a great ship.”
6.
“Fish and Visitors stink after three days.”
7.
“God helps them that help themselves.”
8.
“What you would seem to be, be really.”
9.
“For want of a Nail the Shoe is lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse is lost; for want of a horse
the Rider is lost.”
10.
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
11.
“Dost thou love Life? Then do not squander Time; for that's the Stuff Life is made of.”
12.
“The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice.”
13.
“You may be too cunning for One, but not for All.”
14.
“Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.”
15. Now come up with your OWN proverb! Do your best.
16. Why do you think proverbs were so popular in Colonial times?
17. Based off of Franklin’s proverbs, what does this tell you about the Colonists? (One paragraph)