Proverb Collection (page 3)

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

Silhouette, To Lay Up for a Rainy Day
To Lay Up for a Rainy Day -- silhouette showing a squirrel putting nuts aside for survival during the winter

Silhouette, An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away -- silhouette showing two schoolchildren, a girl and a boy, walking along eating an apple each

Silhouette, One Sows and Another Reaps
One Sows and Another Reaps -- silhouette showing a farm worker sowing seeds in a field, with horses pulling a plough in the background

Silhouette, The Fat is in the Fire
The Fat is in the Fire -- silhouette of a conflagration

Silhouette, Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good
Its an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Any Good -- silhouette showing three people struggling along a street on a wet and windy day

Silhouette, Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Early to Bed, Early to Rise -- silhouette showing a little boy standing in front of his bed, stretching and yawning

Silhouette, The Last Drop Makes the Cup Overflow

Silhouette, Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

Silhouette, To Hit the Nail on the Head
To Hit the Nail on the Head -- silhouette showing three children watching their father hammer a nail into the wall

Twelve proverbial silhouettes given a literal depiction: the fat is in the fire, to have a finger in the pie, sending coals to Newcastle, one sows and another reaps

Silhouette, Straws Show Which Way the Wind Blows
Straws Show Which Way the Wind Blows -- silhouette showing a farm labourer loading straw onto a cart on a windy day

Silhouette, A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss -- silhouette showing three stones rolling down a cliff face by the sea

Silhouette, To Fight Like Kilkenny Cats
To Fight Like Kilkenny Cats -- silhouette showing two cats circling each other aggressively, with pawprints visible all around them

Spilt Milk by Muriel Dawson
A little blond boy in blue shorts looks upset and worried after spilling and breaking a jug of milk

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