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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]

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

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

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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

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.

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

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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.

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

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

Little Pitchers have great Ears; Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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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