| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Eagle |
| | | An old eagle is better than a young sparrow. German. | 1 |
| An old eagle is better than a young crow. German. | 2 |
| Eagles catch na flies. | 3 |
| Eagles do not breed doves. German, Dutch. | 4 |
| Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. | 5 |
| The crow does not devour fowls: they are the prey of the eagle. Chinese. | 6 |
| The eagle does not catch (or hunt) flies. French, German. | 7 |
| The eagle does not war against frogs. Italian. | 8 |
| The eagle loves the mountain. Caucasian. | 9 |
| The eagle soars alone. | 10 |
| The old age of an eagle. (Applied to old topers, the eagle being supposed to live by suction in its old age.) Latin. | 11 |
| When the eagle is dead, the crows pick out his eyes. German. | 12 | | |
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