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Dumpy proverbs

Chapter 24: Barefooted men should not tread upon thorns.
By Honor C. Appleton
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A compact, illustrated children's compendium that presents a sequence of familiar proverbs and aphorisms, each printed as a short maxim and paired with colour illustrations or brief captions. The entries collect commonplace sayings about prudence, caution, effort, and fortune, arranged as succinct or numbered items that underscore practical moral lessons and everyday wisdom. The format alternates between single-line proverbs and lightly elaborated variants, offering a picture-led primer in traditional maxims for young readers.

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Title: Dumpy proverbs

Author: Honor C. Appleton

Release date: February 14, 2008 [eBook #24610]
Most recently updated: January 3, 2021

Language: English

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20.    Towlocks and His Wooden Horse.
21.    The Three Little Foxes.
22.    The Old Man's Bag.
23.    The Three Goblins.
24.    Dumpy Proverbs.
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26.    Little Yellow Wang-lo.
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28.    The Sooty Man.
29.    Fishy-Winkle.

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DUMPY
PROVERBS

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HONOR C. APPLETON

THE DUMPY BOOKS
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24. Dumpy Proverbs

I.

Opportunity makes the thief.

Dumpy Proverbs

BY

Honor C. Appleton

ILLUSTRATED
IN COLOURS




LONDON:
GRANT RICHARDS
1903

Don't stop the plough to catch a mouse.


II.

Conscience makes cowards of us all.

III.

Disobedience brings its own reward.


Time and tide wait for no man.

You need not cry over spilt milk.


I.

Fine feathers make fine birds.

II.

Look before you leap.


III.

Those that laugh last, laugh longest.

Let sleeping dogs lie.


A miss is as good as a mile.

I.

Pride comes before a fall.


II.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

III.

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

A watched pot never boils.

A stitch in time saves nine.


I.

Barefooted men should not tread upon thorns.

II.

Experience makes a man wise.

Misfortunes never come singly.

You cannot catch birds by throwing stones at them.

I.

Where there's a will there's a way.

II.

Appearances are deceitful.

The longest way round is the shortest way home.

Kissing goes by favour.

Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page number discrepancies are due to blank pages in the original text with the exception of the twice named [31] which was in the original text.