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

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

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.

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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

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