| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Washing |
| | | All will come out in the washing. Don Quixote. | 1 |
| Dirty water does not wash clean. Danish. | 2 |
| Foul linen should be washed at home. French. | 3 |
| It is a loss of soap to wash the ass’s head. (Applied to advice given to a fool.) Spanish. | 4 |
| People should wash their linen in private. Napoleon. | 5 |
Seemed washing his hands with invisible soap,
In imperceptible water. Hood. | 6 |
| The laundress washeth her own smock first. | 7 |
| The spot will come out in the washing. | 8 |
| They who do not wash well do not bleach well. Danish. | 9 |
| Wash your dirty linen at home. | 10 |
| Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never. | 11 | | |
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