John Heywood

Nought venter nought have.

Better is halfe a lofe than no bread.

Children learne to creepe ere they can learne to goe.

Many small make a great.

Yee have many strings to your bowe.

Rome was not built in one day.

Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.

While the grasse groweth the horse starveth.

The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.

Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.

A man may well bring a horse to the water, But he cannot make him drinke without he will.

To robbe Peter and pay Poule.

The rolling stone never gathereth mosse.

Every cocke is proud on his owne dunghill.

Beggars should be no choosers.

It is a deere collop That is cut out of th' owne flesh.

Ill weede growth fast.

The still sowe eats up all the draffe.

She looketh as butter would not melt in her mouth.

Pryde will have a fall; For pryde goeth before and shame commeth after.

When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre.

Better late than never.

Shee had seene far in a milstone.

She is nether fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.