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

Give a Man Luck and throw him into the Sea; Money makes the Mare to go; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.

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

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

When the Steed’s stolen, shut the Stable Door.

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.

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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]

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

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

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

As you brew so you shall bake; Every bean has its Black; it is an ill wind that blows no body good

All goes down Gutter-lane; As Wise as a Man of Gotham; As good as George of Green; [woodcut: stout man drinks from mug, holds saussage with a fork]

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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]

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

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

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

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