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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]

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

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

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

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]

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]

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

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

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.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Better play at small Game than stand out; Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.

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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