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| A captain’s sword must be tied to his heart, his heart fixed to his head and conducted by his judgment. Spinola. | 1 |
| A leaden sword in an ivory scabbard. | 2 |
| A good swordsman is never quarrelsome. French. | 3 |
| A sword anointed with honey. Latin. | 4 |
| An inch in a sword or a palm in a lance is a great advantage. Spanish. | 5 |
| He that is master of a sword can best plead about boundaries. Lysander. | 6 |
| He who has his sword is master of himself, i.e., can take his own life. Cato the Younger. | 7 |
| He who has the longest sword is always thought to be in the right. | 8 |
| He who plays with a sword plays with the devil. Gallician. | 9 |
| Keep your sword between you and the strength of a clown. | 10 |
| Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot. Latin. | 11 |
| Ne’er put a sword in a woodman’s hand. | 12 |
| One sword keeps another in the scabbard. German, Danish. | 13 |
| Put not a naked sword in a madman’s hands. | 14 |
| Scandenberg’s sword must have Scandenberg’s arm. | 15 |
| The palate kills more than the sword. | 16 |
| The rusty sword and empty purse plead the performance of covenants. | 17 |
| The sword and the ring according to the hand that bears them. Spanish, Portuguese. | 18 |
| The sword from heaven above falls not down in haste. | 19 |
| The sword is not to be used against him who asks forgiveness. Turkish. | 20 |
| The sword keeps the peace of the land. Danish. | 21 |
| The sword knows no friends. German. | 22 |
| Those who refuse the sword must renounce the sceptre. Gibbon. | 23 |
| When the sword is in the mouth you must caress the sheath. Danish. | 24 |
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