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

One good Turn deserves another; He steals a Goose, and gives the Giblets in Alms.

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.

I talk of Chalk and you of Cheese; Charity begins at Home; Cut your Coat according to your Cloth; What can’t be cur’d must be endur’d.

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

Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip. No longer pipe no longer dance.

Many Words will not fill a Bushel; The younger Brother the better Gentleman.

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

A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot; Birds of a Feather flock together; Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.

After sweet Meat comes sour Sauce; [woodcut of stout man, seated, with bandaged foot]

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

Good Wine needs no Bush; Kissing goes by Favour; A Lark is better than a Kite

Harm watch, Harm catch; It is a good Horse that never stumbles.

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

Nothing venture, nothing have; Virtue which parleys is near a Surrender.

Sue a Beggar and catch a Louse; Many Hands make Light Work; [woodcut: well-dressed man scratches his head standing near a beggar with outstretched hat]

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

The Traceys have always the Wind in their Faces; To cut large Thongs out of another Man’s Leather; Too much of one Thing is good for nothing

Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better; The Belly has no Ears; [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]

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