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Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.  No longer pipe no longer dance.
What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.
He sets the Fox to keep his Geese.  [woodcut: fox watching geese]
A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot;  Birds of a Feather flock together;  Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss;  It is good to make Hay while the Sun shines.
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.
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]
When the Steed’s stolen, shut the Stable Door.
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]
As sure as God’s in Gloucestershire;  Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans.
Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.
The more Haste the worse Speed;  When the Sky falls we shall catch Larks.
Give him a Rowland for his Oliver;  Penny Wise, and Pound Foolish;  He that Reckons without his Host must reckon again.
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