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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.

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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]

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

One scabbed Sheep marrs a whole Flock; Tread on a Worm and it will turn.

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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]

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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]

Good Wine needs no Bush; Kissing goes by Favour; A Lark is better than a Kite

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

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

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

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