| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Drink |
| | | Drink and drouth come not always together. | 1 |
| Drink in the morning staring, then all day be sparing. | 2 |
| Drink little that ye may drink lang. | 3 |
| Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it. Portuguese. | 4 |
Drink upon salad costs the doctor a ducat,
Drink upon eggs costs him two. German. | 5 |
| Drink washes off the daub and discovers the man. | 6 |
| Drink wine and have the gout, drink none and have it too. | 7 |
| Drink wine and let the water go to the mill. Italian. | 8 |
| Drink wine upon figs. Spanish. | 9 |
| Drinking kindness is drunken friendship. | 10 |
| Good drink drives out bad thoughts. Dutch. | 11 |
| Knock under the board; he must do so that will not drink his cup. | 12 |
| Of all meat in the world drink goes down the best. | 13 |
| Only what I drink is mine. Polish Serf. | 14 |
| The first draught a man drinks ought to be for thirst, the second for nourishment, the third for pleasure, and the fourth for madness. Anacharsis. | 15 |
| The smaller the drink the cooler the blood and the clearer the head. | 16 |
| They that drink longest live longest. | 17 |
| Thousands drink themselves to death before one dies of thirst. German. | 18 |
| You must drink as much after an egg as after an ox. | 19 | | |
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