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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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]

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

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

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

He makes a Rod for his own Breech.

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

Save a Thief from Hanging, and he’ll cut your Throat; Jack will never make a Gentleman.

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

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

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