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Better play at small Game than stand out;  Give him a Rowland for his Oliver.
He sets the Fox to keep his Geese.  [woodcut: fox watching geese]
It’s neither Rhime nor Reason; What is got over the Devil’s Back will be spent under his Belly.
He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady.
Hungry Dogs will eat dirty Pudding;  He that would live at Peace and Rest, Must hear and see, and say the Best.
An old Dog will learn no Tricks; If you trust before you try, You may repent before you die.
A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot;  Birds of a Feather flock together;  Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.
A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss;  It is good to make Hay while the Sun shines.
A Burnt Child dreads the Fire
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.
One Man had better steal a Horse than another look over the Hedge;  [woodcut: highayman with hat and cape leads a horse]
A scan of blank paper for use in backgrounds (public domain)
Many Words will not fill a Bushel;  The younger Brother the better Gentleman.
After sweet Meat comes sour Sauce; [woodcut of stout man, seated, with bandaged foot]
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]
’Tis too late to spare when all is spent;  One Swallow does not make Summer.
Give a Man Luck and throw him into the Sea;  Money makes the Mare to go;  Much falls between the Cup and the Lip.
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]
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Cheerful full-page vintage colour border
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