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Well begun is half ended; All is well that ends well.

As you brew so you shall bake; Every bean has its Black; it is an ill wind that blows no body good

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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.

Many Words will not fill a Bushel; The younger Brother the better Gentleman.

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]

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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

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.

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

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

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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