He sets the Fox to keep his Geese. [woodcut: fox watching geese]

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

Title page, Sayings of Alved

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