Proverb Collection

Old English Proverbs and Sayings by Pauline Baynes
A staggering 149 sayings illustrated on one page by Pauline Baynes, all played out by a huge cast of medieval characters

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle
Sending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope

The Bull in the China Shop Date: 1891

Silhouette, As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare)
As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare) -- silhouette based on illustrations to Alice in Wonderland, showing the Mad Hatter and March Hare sitting at the tea table

Silhouette, Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast
Hope Springs Eternal in the Human Breast -- silhouette showing a shipwrecked man standing on a raft, waving to a ship on the horizon

Silhouette, Enough to Make a Saint Swear
Enough to Make a Saint Swear -- silhouette showing a monk annoyed to see that a cat has knocked over a jug of milk and is lapping it all up

Silhouette, To Have a Finger in the Pie
To Have a Finger in the Pie -- silhouette of a man in a tall hat (probably a chef) tasting a pie

HGC Marsh Lambert - Popular proverb. Half a loaf is better than no bread'. Date: circa 1918

Art Nouveau design, Nemo Ante Mortem Beatus
Art Nouveau design with the Latin proverb: Nemo Ante Mortem Beatus (No-one can be called happy before death). Date: circa 1920s

Humorous Proverb
Proverbs Illustrated. Half a Loaf is Better than No Bread. Alternative to Half a Loaf is Better Than None. Artist: Sydney Carter. Date: circa 1905

Twos Company
Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Tis not the Gay Clothes Make the Gentleman. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Tis not the Cowl that Makes the Monk. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Look Before You Leap. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Proof of the Pudding
The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Don Count Your Chickens
Don Count your Chickens Before They are Hatched. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Every Path has Its Puddle. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

A Cat May Look at a King. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

An Ounce of Help is Worth a Pound of Pity. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

All are not Friends Who Speak Us Fair. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

A Bird in Hand is Worth Two in a Bush. Artists interpretation of a traditional proverb. Artist: Helen GC Marsh Lambert. Date: circa 1916

Popular proverb
When the cats away the mice will play. Art Deco style image of children at play illustrating that when a person in authority is away, those under the persons rule will enjoy their freedom

PROVERB / GIFT HORSE
Never look a gift horse in the mouth Date: circa 1880

Belgian Proverb - He who drank will drink. Date: circa 1908

Belgian Proverb - Like Master, Like Valet (man/servant). Date: circa 1908

Belgian Proverb - Needing help, no matter whom provides it
Belgian Proverb - " Everyone needs someone to look down on" - It simply means you may need help from a " lower class" person

Belgian Proverb - Never did a big nose have a beautiful face (!!). A quite wonderful card - note the large nose in evidence throughout the scene... Date: circa 1908

Silhouette, A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw
A Drowning Man Catches at a Straw -- silhouette showing a man in water, reaching up to a tree branch

Half a loaf is better than none
Popular proverb. Half a loaf is better than none. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

Faint heart never won fair lady
Popular proverb. Faint heart never won fair lady. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

Art Nouveau design, Ex Ungue Leonem
Art Nouveau design with the Latin proverb: Ex Ungue Leonem (We know the lion by his claw). Date: circa 1920s

Favourite Sayings - Cart before the horse
Black and white lantern slide of a man putting a horse the wrong way round between the shafts of a cart.Two men stand at the side, one pointing to what the man is doing

Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing on a bank holding a rod with a net painted in at the end. Painted background of countryside.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

8 Immortals Cross Sea
The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each using their own particular magic charm. The story is used as a proverb for there being many ways to accomplish a task

Two young children talking - Elizabeth Bem
Painting by Elizabeth Bem (1843-1914) - " There will be a lot of Honey and Flies". Date: 1910

Twos company, threes none
Popular proverb. Image from postcard first published by Ernest Nister.Date: 1904

Many hands make light work
Popular proverb. Image from postcard first published by Ernest Nister.Date: 1904

Long looked for comes at last
Popular proverb. Long looked for comes at last. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

Like father like son
Popular proverb. Like father like son. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

A penny saved is a penny earned
Popular proverb. A penny saved is a penny earned. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904

Art Nouveau design, Nemo Ante Mortem Beatus
Art Nouveau design with the Latin saying: Nimitur in Vetitum (Excess is Forbidden, or We Strive for the Forbidden), a quotation from the Roman poet Ovid. Date: circa 1920s

Art Nouveau design, Mens Regit Mundum
Art Nouveau design with the Latin saying: Mens Regit Mundum (The Mind Rules the World). Date: circa 1920s

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