| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Sparrow |
| | | A sparrow is a little bird yet it has liver and gall all complete. Chinese. | 1 |
| A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a Flanders’ horse. Danish. | 2 |
| Auld sparrows are ill to tame. | 3 |
| Every sparrow to its ear of wheat. | 4 |
| How can sparrows expect to be admitted into the society of peacocks? Hans Andersen. | 5 |
| Sparrows fight for corn which is none of their own. | 6 |
| Sparrows should not dance with cranes, their legs are too short. Danish. | 7 |
| The sparrow builds in the martin’s nest. | 8 | | |
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