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Gideon Wurdz. The Foolish Dictionary
The Foolish Dictionary
Table of Contents
Preface
ABBREVIATIONS
It's a long lane that has no ashbarrel
Distilled waters run deep
Fine feathers make fine feather-beds
A stitch in time saves embarrassing exposure
People who live in glass houses should dress in the dark
Don't put all your eggs in one basket—try an incubator
All work and no play makes Jack A Dead One
Out of fight, out of coin.—The Pugilist's Plaint
Out of sight, only in mind.—Ballad of the Blind Beggar
A word to the wise is useless
It's never too late to spend
A bird on the plate is worth two on the bonnet
As ye sew, so shall ye rip
Money makes the mayor go.—Proverbs of Politics
There's many a slip twixt the toe and the heel
Where there's a will there's a lawsuit
Home is where the mortgage is
Aim at a chorus-girl and you may hit a star.—Stage-Door Secrets
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile- And every meal's a supper to the Hobo
Lies have no legs—That's why we all have to stand for them
A chip of the old block—A daughter of the Tenderloin
One man's meat is another man's finish—Canned Beef in Cuba
Laugh-in-one's-sleeve—The direct route to the Funny-Bone
Two heads are better than one—particularly on a Barrel of Money
Hell is paved with good intentions—also asbestos
A fool and his wife are soon parted. See Alimony
All gone to 6's and 7's—Ladies' Footwear in Chicago
Time and tide wait for no man—But time always stands still for a woman of thirty
Out of the frying-pan into the face—Mothers' doughnuts
Many hands make light work—also a good Jackpot
Handsome is what hansoms charge
Soap, long deferred, maketh the dirt stick
Never make a mountain out of a mole-hill—Try gold, silver, copper or radium—there's more in it
Charity begins at home—but ends when you reach The Cook
Faint heart never won fair lady—but a full purse can always pull the trick
Man proposes, then woman imposes
Beggars should never be choosers—though the beggar often chews what he begs
A miss is as good as her smile
Fortune knocks only once at a man's door—And she's the worst Knocker in the world
Brevity is the soul of wit—and the sole charm of of a bicycle skirt
It's a wise son who can get two birds with One Bone
There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to Fortune—But most of us catch our watered stock on the ebb
A rolling stone gathers no moss—except at roulette
But a stony roll always gathers the stony stare
It's the first straw hat which shows how the wind blows
A Ride goeth before a Fall.— See Automobile, Bucking Broncho, Bicycle, Air-Ship, Patrol-Wagon, Rail, and Go-Cart
Postage and Postal Information
A Few Mythological and Classical Names
Legal and Local Holidays in the United States
