| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Year |
| | | A snow year a rich year. | 1 |
| All the same a hundred years hence. | 2 |
| Each passing year robs us of something. Latin. | 3 |
| Every past year is the best. Modern Greek. | 4 |
| Everything is of every year. Italian. | 5 |
| One year borrows another year’s food. Chinese. | 6 |
| The ill year comes in swimming. French. | 7 |
| The year has a wide mouth and a big belly. Danish. | 8 |
| Years and sins are always more than owned. Italian. | 9 |
| Years are the mile-stones that tell us the distance we have travelled, but it is rarely women count them. Punch. | 10 | | |
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