| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Best |
| | | Best is best cheap, if you hit the nail on the head. | 1 |
| The best always goes first. Italian. | 2 |
| The best armor is to keep out of gunshot. Horace. | 3 |
| The best brewer sometimes makes bad beer. German. | 4 |
| The best cloth has uneven threads. Spanish. | 5 |
| The best cloth may have a moth in it. | 6 |
| The best is cheapest. Italian, German. | 7 |
| The best is what one has in his hand. German. | 8 |
| The best manure is under the farmer’s shoe. Danish. | 9 |
| The best medals lose their lustre unless brightened by use. | 10 |
| The best metal is iron, the best vegetable wheat, the worst animal man. | 11 |
| The best pears fall into the pig’s mouth. | 12 | | |
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