| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Carelessness |
| | | A careless watch invites the vigilant foe. | 1 |
| Careless men let their end steal upon them unawares and unprovided. | 2 |
| Careless shepherds make many a feast for the wolf. | 3 |
| “I thought I had given him rope enough,” said Pedley when he hanged his mare. | 4 |
| One stroke on the nail and a hundred on the horseshoe. Spanish. | 5 |
| Such as are careless of themselves can hardly be mindful of others. Thales. | 6 |
| Throw not the child out with the bath. Danish. | 7 | | |
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