| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Poet |
| | | God has chosen a poet generally when he has a message to give. | 1 |
| It is not good to be the poet of a village. German. | 2 |
Ne’er
Was flattery lost on poet’s ear,
A simple race, they waste their toil
For the vain tribute of a smile. Scott. | 3 |
| Poets are born, but orators are made. | 4 |
| Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Benjamin Disraeli. | 5 |
| The poet is born, not made. (Poeta nacitur, not fit.) | 6 |
| The poet of all sorts of artificers is proudest of his work. | 7 |
| Those who are poets can make soup of sausage skewers. Hans Andersen. | 8 |
| To a poet even a rush may be vocal. Turkish. | 9 | | |
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