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

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.

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

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.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

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]

To buy a Pig in a poke; Robin Hood’s Pennyworths; He looks one way and rows another.

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock; Tread on a Worm and it will turn.

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

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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

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

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

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

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

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

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