| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Silver |
| | | A silver hammer breaks an iron door. French. | 1 |
| A silver key can open an iron lock. | 2 |
| Bad silver will only buy old sow’s flesh. Chinese. | 3 |
| Bonny silver is soon spent. | 4 |
| Fight with silver spurs and you will overcome everything. Latin. | 5 |
| He that fights with silver is sure to overcome. | 6 |
| He that has no silver in his purse should have silver on his tongue. | 7 |
| Is no coin good silver but your penny? | 8 |
| Silver and gold are all men’s dears. Danish. | 9 |
| Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue. Horace. | 10 |
| Silver is the people’s money. Leland Stanford. | 11 |
| White silver draws black lines. | 12 | | |
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