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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

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

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

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]

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

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

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

Hungry Dogs will eat dirty Pudding; He that would live at Peace and Rest, Must hear and see, and say the Best.

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]

Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip. No longer pipe no longer dance.

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.

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

Give a Man Luck and throw him into the Sea; Money makes the Mare to go; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

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

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