Poster: Calm

After a storm comes a calm.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by ShutterSparks at Flickr.

Poster: The Hedgehog

Deck a hedgehog, and he will seem a lord.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). And here is Hazlitt's note: “So said of a base Boure that will ranke himselfe out of his ranke.”—W. MS. Rawlinson, c. 86, fol. 31, quoted by Mr. Furnivall (Babees Book, &c., 1868). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Krissy Venosdale at Flickr.

Poster: Hope

Hope is a sweet deceit.
(Italian: Speranza dolce inganno.)

The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is at Cheezburger.

Proverb: An Ape's an Ape

An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet,
though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The painting "The Monkey Who Had Seen the World" is by Edwin Henry Landseer at Wikipedia.

Poster: Landing

A cat always lands on its feet
(French: Un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes.)

The source for the proverb is A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs by Henry G. Bohn (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is from Cheezburger.

Poster: Cats

Better have cats' good will than their ill will.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by Bartlett Jere Whiting (Amazon). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by 12story (Flickr).

Poster: Cat's Paw

Be not made a cat's paw.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by Bartlett Jere Whiting (Amazon). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is an illustration of the fable of the monkey, the cat's paw, and the chestnuts: The Monkey and the Cat.

Poster: Cracow

Cracow wasn't built in a day.
(Polish: Nie od razu Kraków zbudowano.)

The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is of Wawel Castle in Cracow; it's by David Samuel Sants at Flickr.

Poster: Speak of the Devil

Speak of the devil and he will appear.
(English proverb)

You can read about this English proverb online at The Phrase Finder. The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image shows Mayor Hall and Lucier at Wikipedia.

Proverb: God Helps Them

You be a worker, and God will be your helper.
(Latin: Esto laborator et erit Deus auxiliator.)

The source for the proverb is Philosophia Patrum by Julius Wegeler (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Lawrence OP (Flickr).

Proverb: Birds and Nests

Every bird thinks its own nest is beautiful.
(Latin: Est avi cuique nidus formosus ubique.)

The source for the proverb is Philosophia Patrum by Julius Wegeler (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by crossn81 (Flickr).

Poster: Thief

Opportunity makes the thief.
(French: L'occasion fait le larron.)

The source for the proverb is A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs by Henry G. Bohn (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is at Cheezburger.

Poster: Crocodile Tears

The crocodile weeps over the prey he means to devour.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by Bartlett Jere Whiting (Amazon). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Giuss95 (Flickr).

Poster: Every Donkey

Every donkey loves to hear himself bray.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by sharyn morrow at Flickr.

Poster: Eagles and Sheep

Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Buzz Hoffman at Flickr.

Proverb: Memento Mori

Be mindful of death while you are yet strong in body.
(Latin: Esto memor mortis fueris dum corpore fortis.)

The source for the proverb is Philosophia Patrum by Julius Wegeler (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is "Memento Mori" by Giovanni Martinelli (Wikipedia).

Poster: Honeybee

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
(French: Le miel est doux, mais l'abeille pique.)

The source for the proverb is A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs by Henry G. Bohn (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by reway2007 at Flickr.

Proverb: Skill

Skill will compensate for what your small strength denies you.
(Latin: Ars compensabit quod vis tibi parva negabit.)

The source for the proverb is Philosophia Patrum by Julius Wegeler (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is from Cheezburger.

Poster: Pack Horse

Every horse thinks his own pack heaviest.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by William Carew Hazlitt (GoogleBooks). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is a 19th-century engraving at Wikipedia.

Poster: Cat in Gloves

The cat in gloves catches no mice.
(English proverb)

The source for the proverb is Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases by Bartlett Jere Whiting (Amazon). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Alexander von Halem (Flickr).