| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Flight |
| | | It is not all who turn their backs that flee. Danish. | 1 |
| It is wiser to run away when there is no remedy, than to stay and die in the field foolishly. | 2 |
| To flee and to run are not all one. Spanish. | 3 |
| Who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. Butler. | 4 |
| Who flees the bees runs into the jaws of the lion. German. | 5 |
| Who flees the wolf meets with the bear. German. | 6 | | |
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