The Dumpy Books for Children

By Honor C. Appleton

© 1903
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Opportunity makes the thief.

Opportunity makes the thief.

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Don’t stop the plough to catch a mouse.

Don’t stop the plough to catch a mouse.

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Conscience makes cowards of us all.

Conscience makes cowards of us all.

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Disobedience brings its own reward.

Disobedience brings its own reward.

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Time and tide wait for no man.

Time and tide wait for no man.

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You need not cry over spilt milk.

You need not cry over spilt milk.

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Fine feathers make fine birds.

Fine feathers make fine birds.

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Look before you leap.

Look before you leap.

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Those that laugh last, laugh longest.

Those that laugh last, laugh longest.

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Let sleeping dogs lie.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

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A miss is as good as a mile.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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Pride comes before a fall.

Pride comes before a fall.

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There’s many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip.

There’s many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip.

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It is an ill wind that blows

nobody any good.
It is an ill wind that blows
nobody any good.

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A watched pot never boils.

A watched pot never boils.

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A stitch in time saves nine.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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Barefooted men should not

tread upon thorns.
Barefooted men should not
tread upon thorns.

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Experience makes a man wise.

Experience makes a man wise.

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Misfortunes never come singly.

Misfortunes never come singly.

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You cannot catch birds by

throwing stones at them.
You cannot catch birds by
throwing stones at them.

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Where there’s a will there’s a way.

Where there’s a will there’s a way.

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Appearances are deceitful.

Appearances are deceitful.

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The longest way around is

the shortest way home.
The longest way around is
the shortest way home.

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Kissing goes by favor.

Kissing goes by favor.

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