| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Housewife |
| | | Across-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house. Danish. | 1 |
Good housewifery trieth to rise with the cock.
Ill housewifery lieth till nine of the clock. Tusser. | 2 |
| The fingers of the housewife does more than a yoke of oxen. German. | 3 |
| The foot on the cradle and hand on the distaff is the sign of a good housewife. | 4 |
| The ugliest is the best housewife. German. | 5 |
| There is but an hour in the day between a good house and a wife. | 6 |
| When the housewife dies, eggs and milk are wasted. German. | 7 | | |
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