| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Striking |
| | | He that strikes my dog would strike me if he durst. | 1 |
| He that strikes with his tongue must ward with his head. | 2 |
| He that strikes with his sword shall be beaten with the stabbard. | 3 |
| He who strikes another does not strike far from the head. Danish. | 4 |
| Strike but bear. Plutarch’s Life of Themistocles. | 5 |
Strike—for your altars and your fires,
Strike—for the green graves of your sires,
God—and your native land! Fitz-Greene Halleck. | 6 |
| Strike, Dawkins, the devil is in the hemp. | 7 |
| Strike while the iron is hot. John Webster. | 8 |
| Strike while the iron’s hot. French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish. | 9 | | |
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