| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Biting |
| | | A gaunt brute bites sore. French. | 1 |
| Because the cur has bitten shall I bite the cur? | 2 |
| Better a friendly bite than an enemy’s caress. Danish. | 3 |
| Bite not the dog that bites. Danish. | 4 |
| Don’t bite till you know whether it is bread or a stone. Italian. | 5 |
| Don’t make two bites of a cherry. | 6 |
| He who can lick can bite. French. | 7 |
| If you cannot bite never show your teeth. | 8 |
| Keep to the little ones and the big ones will not bite you. Danish. | 9 |
| One must not make the bite larger than the mouth. German. | 10 |
| Take two bites if one is too large. German. | 11 |
| The biter is sometimes bit. French, Italian. | 12 |
| The greatest barkers are not the greatest biters. | 13 |
| Though I am bitten I am not all eaten. | 14 | | |
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