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

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

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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

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

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

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

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

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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

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

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

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

A scan of blank paper for use in backgrounds (public domain)

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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

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]

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