| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Italian |
| | | Italian devotion and German fasting have no meaning. Danish. | 1 |
| The Italian is wise before he undertakes a thing, the German while he is doing it, and the Frenchman when it is over. | 2 |
| The Italians cry, the Germans bawl, and the French sing. French. | 3 | | |
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