| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Sit |
| | | As good sit still as rise up and fall. | 1 |
| Better sit still than rise and get a fall. | 2 |
| Don’t budge if you sit at ease. German. | 3 |
| He sits fu still that hath riven breeks. | 4 |
| He sits not sure who sits too high. | 5 |
| He sits by moonshine and lies abed by sunshine. | 6 |
| He sits well who can rise without help. Danish. | 7 |
| He that comes first may sit where he will. | 8 |
| He that sits among reeds, cuts pipes as he pleases. German. | 9 |
| Lowly sit, richly warm. | 10 |
| Sit in your place and none can make you rise. | 11 |
| Sit still rather than rise and fall down. | 12 |
| They may sit in the chair that have malt to sell. | 13 | | |
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