Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. Peasant
A rich peasant, like a shaggy dog, only keeps himself warm with his money. Romanian. 1 An ennobled peasant does not know his own father. 2 “At home,” says the peasant, “I am king.” German. 3 Better a healthy peasant than a sickly king. (Said by Ferdinand III. ) German. 4 Better a rich peasant than a poor nobleman. German. 5 He who would cheat a peasant must take one with him. German, Dutch. 6 If the thunder is not loud the peasant forgets to cross himself. Russian. 7 It is easier to make a lady of a peasant girl, than a peasant girl of a lady. 8 Peasant erect is taller than peasant on bended knee. Turkish. 9 Princes and lords may flourish or may fade;Goldsmith. 10 Set a peasant on horseback and he forgets both God and man. Spanish. 11 The peasant is a peasant though he sleep till mid-day. German. 12 The peasant reaches heaven as soon as the nobleman. German. 13 There is no knife cuts deeper, than a peasant become a nobleman. German. 14 When a peasant gets rich he knows neither relations nor friends. Spanish. 15 When the peasant would become a nobleman, he becomes a beggar. German. 16
