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A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

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]

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Need makes the old Wife trot; [woodcut: barefoot old woman hitches up skirts to cross a stream]

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

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