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| A beaten soldier fears a reed. Japanese. | 1 |
| Advantage is a better soldier than rashness. Shakespeare. | 2 |
| A proud soldier is fellow to a king. | 3 |
| A soldier, fire, and water soon make room for themselves. Italian. | 4 |
| A soldier ought to fear nothing but God and dishonor. | 5 |
| A true soldier is his country’s strength, his sovereign’s safety. Ben Jonson. | 6 |
| A young soldier, an old beggar. German. | 7 |
| A young trooper should have an old horse. | 8 |
| All are not soldiers who go to the wars. Spanish, Portuguese. | 9 |
| Away from the battle all are soldiers. German. | 10 |
| He is not a good soldier who fights with his tongue. German. | 11 |
| Ignorance, poverty, and vanity make many soldiers. Zimmerman. | 12 |
| It is the blood of the soldier that makes the general great. Italian. | 13 |
| Soldiers are martyrs to ambition. | 14 |
| Soldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer. | 15 |
| Soldiers must be well paid and well hanged. German. | 16 |
| The best soldiers come from the plough. German. | 17 |
| The blood of the soldier maketh the glory of the general. | 18 |
| The soldier is well paid for doing mischief. Italian. | 19 |
| The soldier’s blood exalts the captain. Italian. | 20 |
| The soldiers fight and the kings are heroes. Hebrew. | 21 |
| The world without peace is the soldier’s pay. | 22 |
’Tis honor with most lands to be at odds,
Soldiers should brook as little wrong as gods. Shakespeare. | 23 |
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