| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Hitopadesa |
| | | As a thing on the eastern mountains shineth by the presence of the sun; so one of humble birth, even, may be enlightened by the allurements of good books. | 1 |
| A bad man is like an earthen vessel, easy to break, and hard to mend. A good man is like a golden vessel,—hard to break, and easy to mend. | 2 |
| The wicked, even whilst receiving favors, incline to their natural dispositions, as a dog’s tail, after every part of anointing and chafing, to its natural bend. | 3 |
| Woman is like a pot of oil, and a man a burning coal. A wise man will not put the oil and the fire together. | 4 | | |
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