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

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]

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

One good Turn deserves another; He steals a Goose, and gives the Giblets in Alms.

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

Proferred Service stinks; The Receiver is as bad as the Thief; Reckon not your Chickens before they are hatched.

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

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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

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

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

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

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

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

Harm watch, Harm catch; It is a good Horse that never stumbles.

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