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A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last
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]
He sets the Fox to keep his Geese.  [woodcut: fox watching geese]
Nothing venture, nothing have; Virtue which parleys is near a Surrender.
As sure as God’s in Gloucestershire;  Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans.
As you brew so you shall bake; Every bean has its Black; it is an ill wind that blows no body good
Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.  No longer pipe no longer dance.
Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.
Better play at small Game than stand out;  Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.
’Tis too late to spare when all is spent;  One Swallow does not make Summer.
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]
Save a Thief from Hanging, and he’ll cut your Throat; Jack will never make a Gentleman.
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.
Little Pitchers have great Ears;  Many talk of Robin Hood who never shot in his Bow.
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