Proverb Collection (page 2)

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

Favourite Sayings - No plough, many weeds
Black and white lantern slide of painted image of vegetation in front of a fence while in the background a man is ploughing a field.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Washing Carts
Black and white lantern slide of men washing carts while horses stand in background.. Part of Box 197 Sayings. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Favourite Sayings - The cracked dish
Black and white lantern slide of a woman pouring the contents of a pan into a cracked dish and liquid spilling out onto the floor.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Grasp all and lose all
Black and white lantern slide painted scene of mice in a granary making holes in the sacks of corn.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Grasp all and lose all. Lantern slide creations of C

Favourite Sayings - Scatter and Increase
Black and white lantern slide of split scene. Left hand side shows a man scattering seed into broken earth. Right hand side shows the painted image of sheaves of stacked corn

Favourite Sayings - A man in a passion
Black and white lantern slide of a man in the foreground waving his arms and a pitchfork while the painted background is of a man struggling on a galloping horse

Favourite Sayings - Fools set stools for wise men to tumble
Black and white lantern slide of a young man crouched down holding a stool in front of an old man walking along reading a book. Painted background shows the interior of a kitchen

Favourite Sayings - The leaking tap
Black and white lanter slide of a barrell on a trestle, its tap leaking.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. A leaking tap is a great waster. Lantern slide creations of C. H

Favourite Sayings - Stick to it and succeed
Black and white Lantern slide of man pushing the painted in image of a cart and horses up a hill.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Stick to it and do it. Lantern slide creations of C. H

Favourite Sayings - Fight for a bone
Black and white lantern slide of painted image of two dogs fighting while a third runs away with a bone in the background.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Ride not your hobby to hard
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing in front of a painted background of a house with a man sitting on the roof.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Bend the sapling
Black and white lantern slide showing a young man on a ladder leaning against a mature tree tying a length of wood to the tree with a rope

Favourite Sayings - He has got the fiddle, but not the stick
Black and white lantern slide of a man holding a fiddle. Painted background is of a music shop.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. He has got the fiddle, but not the stick

Favourite Sayings - Great cry and little wool
Black and white lantern slide of a man trying to shear a painted in pig while being laughed at by two men from over a fence. Painted background of a shed and trees

Favourite Sayings - The blind need no mirrors
Black and white lantern slide of a young man holding a mirror in front of a blind old man who is holding a cup and the leash of a small dog which sits between them

Favourite Sayings - Duly feed man and steed
Black and white lantern slide of a man and painted in horse, both very thin, walking along a road.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Sweep before your own door
Black and white lantern slide of a man sweeping in front of painted background of a front door, steps and railings.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - A horn-blower but not a hunter
Black and white lantern slide of a man blowing a painted in trumpet. Painted background of front door, steps, railing, and street lamp.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Don t cut of your nose
Black and white lantern slide of a man sitting at a table in front of a mirror with a razor to cut of a painted in nose.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Don t shave with a handsaw
Black and white lantern slide of man sitting at a dressing table in front of a mirror shaving with a handsaw.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - The old man and his donkey
Black and white lantern slide of four men. Two men in foreground are carrying a stick with the painted image of a donkey tied to it. Painted background of foliage and trees

Favourite Sayings - Empty Sacks
Black and white lantern slide of a man holding an empty sack. Painted background of interior of a barn with sacks along one wall.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Never burn a candle at both ends
Black and white lantern slide of a man scratching his head and holding a candle which is burning at both ends.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - One Hunchback laughs at another
Black and white lantern slide of a round shouldered bent man pointing at another gentleman. Painted background of railings.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - If the Cap fits, wear it
Black and white lantern slide of scene showing three persons in a hat shop (painted background). An old gentleman, a young boy trying on a hat and a sales person

Favourite Sayings - He looks one way and pulls the other
Black and white lantern slide of a man leaning over the prow of a ship calling to another man in a rowing boat which is about to collide with the ship. Painted scenery of waves surround them

Favourite Sayings - Beware of man-traps
Black and white lantern slide of a fox crouched in front of an animal trap.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Colelction. An old fox is shy of a trap. Lantern slide creations of C. H

Favourite Sayings - The horse with a halter
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing holding a horse which is wearing a halter. The painted background shows a man chasing after a horse.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - Mind your own business
Black and white lantern slide of a man sitting at a dinner table looking at his finger while a woman stands and gestures with her hand.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Favourite Sayings - The Cats foot
Black and white lantern slide of a woman shaking her fist at a man holding a jug. Painted background shows a pub which the man may be about to enter.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

When May is Out by William Heath Robinson
The residents of a town take the old proverb, Cast ne er a clout, til May is out rather literally now that June has arrived. Even the local policeman has felt the urge to disrobe. Date: 1915

Proverb from the Push in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes by Captain Harry Lawrence Oakley depicting British soldiers in a variety of situations on the Western Front in 1916. Date: 1916

The Nearer the Bone the Sweeter the Meat
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

A Penny Saved is a Penny Gained
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

None But the Brave Deserve the Fair
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds
" From " Proverbs", a series of postcards. " 1904

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