| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Bride |
| | | A bonny bride is soon buskit. Scotch. | 1 |
| A rich bride goes young to the church. German. | 2 |
| A sad bride makes a glad wife. Dutch. | 3 |
| All is well, for if the bride has not fair hair she has a fair skin. Dutch. | 4 |
| At the wedding feast the least eater is the bride. Spanish. | 5 |
Happy is the bride the sun shines on,
And the corpse the rain rains on. | 6 |
| He that has luck leads the bride to church. Dutch. | 7 |
| He that is an enemy of the bride does not speak well of the wedding. Spanish. | 8 |
| He who has the luck brings home the bride. German. | 9 |
| How shall the enemy of the bride speak well of the wedding. Spanish. | 10 |
| The weeping bride makes a laughing wife. German. | 11 |
| There’s no handsome woman on the wedding day except the bride. Portuguese. | 12 | | |
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