| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Measure |
| | | Better twice measured than once wrong. Danish. | 1 |
| De new ground’s de bes’ yardstick to mezer a strange darky by. African American. | 2 |
| Do not give your measure to anyone but your tailor. | 3 |
| Every one ought to measure himself by his own proper foot and standard. Horace. | 4 |
| Good weight and measure is Heaven’s treasure. | 5 |
| It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill measure. | 6 |
| Just scales and full measure injure no man. Chinese. | 7 |
| Measure a thousand times and cut once. Turkish. | 8 |
| Measure is a merry mean. | 9 |
| Measure is a treasure. | 10 |
| Measure not others’ corn by your own bushel. | 11 |
| Measure ten times before you cut once. Modern Greek. | 12 |
| Measure your cloth twice since you can cut but once. Schlav Merchant. | 13 |
| Measure thrice before you cut once. Italian, Dutch. | 14 |
| There is a measure in all things. | 15 |
| To measure his cloth by another’s yard. | 16 |
| To measure the meat by the man. | 17 |
| When the measure is full it runs over. German. | 18 | | |
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