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

After sweet Meat comes sour Sauce; [woodcut of stout man, seated, with bandaged foot]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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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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