| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Beast |
| | | In order to manage an ungovernable beast he must be stinted in his provender. Queen Elizabeth. | 1 |
| The beast dead the venom dead. French, Italian. | 2 |
| The beast is more savage than man when he is possessed of power equal to his passion. Plutarch. | 3 |
| The beasts are by instinct their own physicians. French, Italian. | 4 |
| The beast that goes well is never without some one to try his paces. Spanish, Portuguese. | 5 |
| There is no beast so savage but it sports with its mate. Spanish. | 6 |
| There is no beast that does not roar in its den. African. | 7 | | |
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