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

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

Near is my Shirt, but Nearer is my Skin.

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

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

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

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

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

A Shoemaker must not go beyond his Last

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

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

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

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