| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Relations (Kindred) |
| | | A bag full of flour and a purse full of money are the best relations in the world. Romanian. | 1 |
| Curse on accounts with relations. Spanish. | 2 |
| Dine with thy aunt, but not every day. | 3 |
| Go not every evening to your brother’s house. | 4 |
| Go to your aunt’s house but not every day. Spanish. | 5 |
| He who abandons his poor kindred God forsakes him. | 6 |
| If my aunt had been a man, she’d have been my uncle. | 7 |
| I want more for my teeth than my relations. Portuguese. | 8 |
| Let us have florins and we shall find cousins. Italian. | 9 |
| Much kindred, much trouble. French. | 10 |
| My sister’s son is a kinsman beyond dispute. Spanish. | 11 |
| My teeth are nearer than my kindred. Spanish. | 12 |
| No relation is poor. Spanish. | 13 |
| Poor relations have little honor. Danish. | 14 |
| Relations or not relations my turnips are three hundred cash per picul. Chinese. | 15 |
| The kinsman’s ears will hear it. | 16 |
| The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman when the calf lies in the ditch. Dutch. | 17 |
| Though my father-in-law is a good man, I do not like a dog with a bell. | 18 |
| With a relation eat and drink, but transact no business with him. Modern Greek. | 19 | | |
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