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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]

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

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

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

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

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

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

Fat Paunches make Lean Pates.

What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.

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

I talk of Chalk and you of Cheese; Charity begins at Home; Cut your Coat according to your Cloth; What can’t be cur’d must be endur’d.

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