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

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]

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

’Tis too late to spare when all is spent; One Swallow does not make Summer.

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

Well begun is half ended; All is well that ends well.

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

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.

He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady.

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

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

Save a Thief from Hanging, and he’ll cut your Throat; Jack will never make a Gentleman.

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

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]

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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