Dictionary of Proverbs (page 4/5)

Little Pitchers have great Ears; Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.

Need makes the old Wife trot; [woodcut: barefoot old woman hitches up skirts to cross a stream]

Better play at small Game than stand out; Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.

Give him a Rowland for his Oliver; Penny Wise, and Pound Foolish; He that Reckons without his Host must reckon again.

Proferred Service stinks; The Receiver is as bad as the Thief; Reckon not your Chickens before they are hatched.

It’s neither Rhime nor Reason; What is got over the Devil’s Back will be spent under his Belly.

To buy a Pig in a poke; Robin Hood’s Pennyworths; He looks one way and rows another.

A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss; It is good to make Hay while the Sun shines.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

One Man had better steal a Horse than another look over the Hedge; [woodcut: highayman with hat and cape leads a horse]

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

The more Haste the worse Speed; When the Sky falls we shall catch Larks.