| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Goat |
| | | A lame goat will not sleep by day. Spanish. | 1 |
| A piece of a kid is worth two of a cat. | 2 |
| An old goat is never more reverend for his beard. | 3 |
| By candle-light a goat looks like a lady. French. | 4 |
| Goats are not sold at every fair. | 5 |
| If the beard were all the goat might preach. Danish. | 6 |
| None ever saw a goat dead of hunger. French, Italian. | 7 |
| The goat cannot well cover herself with her tail. Spanish. | 8 |
| The kid that keeps above is in no danger of the wolf. | 9 |
| The lame goat does not take a siesta. Portuguese. | 10 |
| When the goat’s foot is broken, then he finds his master’s door. West Indian. | 11 |
| Where the goat is tied she must browse. French. | 12 |
| Where the goat leaps, leaps that which sucks her. Spanish. | 13 | | |
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