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| A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly. | 1 |
| A fat belly did not invent gun powder. Modern Greek. | 2 |
| A full belly counsels well. French. | 3 |
| A full belly neither fights nor flies well. | 4 |
| An empty belly hears nobody. | 5 |
| Full bellies make empty sculls. | 6 |
| If it were not for the belly the back might wear gold. | 7 |
| Ill befall the belly that forgets eaten bread. Portuguese. | 8 |
| The back an’ the belly haud every one busy. | 9 |
| The belly does not accept bail. Portuguese. | 10 |
| The belly gives no credit. Danish. | 11 |
| Bend.—Benefactors. | 12 |
| The belly hates a long sermon. | 13 |
| The belly hath no cares. | 14 |
| The belly is a bad adviser. German. | 15 |
| The belly is not filled with fair words. | 16 |
| The belly (hunger) is the bestower of genius. Latin. | 17 |
| The belly is the commanding part of the body. Homer. | 18 |
| The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius. Persius. | 19 |
| The belly overreaches the head. French. | 20 |
| The belly teaches all arts. | 21 |
| The belly that’s full may well fast. | 22 |
| The belly thinks the throat cut. | 23 |
| The belly warm—the foot at rest. Portuguese. | 24 |
| When the belly is full the bones are at rest. | 25 |
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