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| A maid oft seen and a gown oft worn are dis-esteemed and held in scorn. | 1 |
| A maid that laughs is half taken. | 2 |
| A maid that talketh yieldeth. | 3 |
| A maiden’s heart is a dark forest. Russian. | 4 |
| A simple maiden in her flower is worth a hundred coats-of-arms. Tennyson. | 5 |
| As spiteful as an old maid. | 6 |
| All meat is to be eaten, all maids to be wed. | 7 |
| For the virtuous maiden employment is enjoyment. Don Quixote. | 8 |
| Hackney mistress, hackney maid. | 9 |
| He must have keen eyes that would know a maid at sight. German. | 10 |
Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare,
And mammon wins his way where seraphs might despair. Byron. | 11 |
| Maids say nay and take. | 12 |
| Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them they want everything. | 13 |
| Maidens say no and mean yes. German. | 14 |
Maidens should be mild and meek,
Swift to hear and slow to speak. | 15 |
| Maidens must be seen and not heard. | 16 |
| Maidens must be mum till they’re married an’ they may burn kirks. | 17 |
| Old maids lead apes in hell. | 18 |
| Once a housemaid, never a lady. | 19 |
| Poor maids have more lovers than husbands. John Webster. | 20 |
| Show me a man without a spot, and I’ll show you a maid without a fault. | 21 |
The chariest maid is prodigal enough
If she unmask her beauty to the moon. Shakespeare. | 22 |
| The maid is such as she was bred, and tow as it was spun. Spanish. | 23 |
| The maid that modestly conceals her beauty, while she hides reveals. E. Moore. | 24 |
| The virtuous maid and the broken leg must stay at home. Don Quixote. | 25 |
| The worst stave is a maid unbestowed. | 26 |
| To win the mistress first bribe the maid. Terence. | 27 |
| When maidens sue, men live like gods. | 28 |
| When the maid leaves the door open the cat’s in fault. | 29 |
| While the tall maid is stooping, the little one hath swept the house. | 30 |
| You must judge a maiden at the kneading trough and not in a dance. Danish. | 31 |
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