| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Pilot |
| | | A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair. Danish. | 1 |
| A mariner must have his eye upon rock and sands as well as upon the north star. | 2 |
| A pilot is not chosen for riches but his knowledge. | 3 |
| Every one can navigate in fine weather. Italian. | 4 |
Every pilot
Can steer the ship in calms, but he performs
The skilful part can manage it in storms. Denham. | 5 |
| He steers his course by wandering planets instead of the faithful pole. Petrarch. | 6 |
| In a calm sea every man is a pilot. German. | 7 |
| It is easy to sit at the helm in fine weather. Danish. | 8 |
| It is not in the pilot’s power to prevent the wind from blowing. Spanish. | 9 |
| Reward not a sleeping pilot. Latin. | 10 |
| The best pilots are ashore. Dutch. | 11 |
| The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest does not attend the unskilful words of a passenger. Sidney. | 12 |
| The paleness of the pilot is sign of a storm. | 13 |
| The rock makes the pilot. Sri Lankan. | 14 |
| When there is no wind every man is a pilot. French. | 15 | | |
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