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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Killing

Any one can kill a bound foe.Turkish.

He kills a man that saves not his life when he can.Danish.

Kill a man’s family and he may brook it,
But keep your hand out of his breeches pocket.Byron.

Kill and thou wilt be killed and he will be killed who kills thee.Spanish.

Kill no more than you can salt or you will have tainted meat.Danish.

Kill the lion’s whelp; thou’lt strive in vain when he’s grown.