| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Curse |
| | | A curse will not strike out an eye unless the fist goes with it. Danish. | 1 |
| A sedgly curse light on him; i.e., the devil ride through him booted and spurred with a scythe at his back. Massinger. | 2 |
| A thousand curses never tore a shirt. Syriac. | 3 |
| Curses are like processions; they return to whence they came. Italian. | 4 |
| Curses are like young chickens and still come home to roost. | 5 |
| Curses are the devil’s language. | 6 |
| Curses hurt not—prayers injure not. German. | 7 |
| Curses sing the devil to mass. German. | 8 |
| Cussin’ de weather is mighty poo’ farmin’. African American. | 9 |
| He is pattering the devil’s pater noster. (Cursing.) | 10 |
| The curse on the hearth wounds the deepest. Danish. | 11 |
| The curse sticks to no one but the curser. German. | 12 |
| The lips that curse shall want bread. Polish. | 13 |
| Who curses prays to the devil. German. | 14 | | |
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