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

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

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

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

I talk of Chalk and you of Cheese; Charity begins at Home; Cut your Coat according to your Cloth; What can’t be cur’d must be endur’d.

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

As sure as God’s in Gloucestershire; Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans.

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]

One good Turn deserves another; He steals a Goose, and gives the Giblets in Alms.

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

Hungry Dogs will eat dirty Pudding; He that would live at Peace and Rest, Must hear and see, and say the Best.

An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.

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

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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.

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

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

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

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