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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.

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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]

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

All goes down Gutter-lane; As Wise as a Man of Gotham; As good as George of Green; [woodcut: stout man drinks from mug, holds saussage with a fork]

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.

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

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

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