| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Reckoning |
| | | A short reckoning makes long friendship. Italian. | 1 |
| Always count the cost. | 2 |
| Don’t reckon your eggs before they are laid. Italian. | 3 |
| Don’t reckon without your host. German. | 4 |
| He that reckoneth before his host must reckon again. | 5 |
| I may go over my reckoning but not over my time. Dutch. | 6 |
| Merry is the feast-making until we come to the reckoning. | 7 |
| Misreckoning is no payment. | 8 |
| Old reckonings breed new disputes. French, Italian, Spanish. | 9 |
| Reckon not your chickens before they are hatched. | 10 |
| Short reckonings make long friends. French, German, Portuguese, Dutch. | 11 |
| The fairer the hostess the fouler the reckoning. | 12 |
| The fairer the hostess the heavier the reckoning. German. | 13 |
| Who can reckon well will not become poor. German. | 14 |
| Who reckons without his host must reckon again. Dutch. | 15 |
| Wine and roast? Yes, yes! Count and bill! Woe, woe! Turkish. | 16 | | |
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