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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.
A Burnt Child dreads the Fire
A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot;  Birds of a Feather flock together;  Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
Good Wine needs no Bush;  Kissing goes by Favour;  A Lark is better than a Kite
’Tis too late to spare when all is spent;  One Swallow does not make Summer.
Give a Man Luck and throw him into the Sea;  Money makes the Mare to go;  Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.
Brag is a good Dog, but Holdfast is a better;  The Belly has no Ears;  [woodcut: mouse by house perhaps made from candle with snuffer]
To buy a Pig in a poke;  Robin Hood’s Pennyworths;  He looks one way and rows another.
A scan of blank paper for use in backgrounds (public domain)
After sweet Meat comes sour Sauce; [woodcut of stout man, seated, with bandaged foot]
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]
Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.  No longer pipe no longer dance.
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.
He makes a Rod for his own Breech.
Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.
Cheerful full-page vintage colour border
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