| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | German |
| | | A German Italianized is a devil incarnate. Turkish Spy. | 1 |
| No German remains where he is well-off. German. | 2 |
The German mind cannot brook repose, The field of danger is the field of glory. Tacitus. | 3 |
| The Germans carry their wit in their fingers. French. | 4 |
| Where Germans are, Italians like not to be. Italian. | 5 | | |
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