| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Workman |
| | | A bad workman quarrels with his tools. | 1 |
| A skilful mechanic is a good pilgrim. Spanish. | 2 |
| A workman is known by his chips. | 3 |
| At the working man’s house hunger looks in but does not enter. Franklin. | 4 |
| Diligent work makes a skilful workman. | 5 |
| Handle your tools without mittens: remember the cat in gloves catches no mice. Franklin. | 6 |
| He is a bad workman who cannot talk of work. German. | 7 |
| He never wrought a good day’s work who went grumbling about it. | 8 |
| He who has money to throw away let him employ workmen and not stand by. Italian. | 9 |
| It is working that makes a workman. | 10 |
| Many workmen, little work. German. | 11 |
| Never pay your workmen beforehand. Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. | 12 |
| Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your house open. | 13 |
| Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open. | 14 |
| The work praises the workman. German. | 15 |
| The workman is known by his work. French, Italian, Dutch. | 16 |
| The workman is worthy of his hire. Dutch. | 17 |
| They may know the workman by his work. Italian. | 18 |
| Workmen are easier found than masters. (More hands than heads.) German. | 19 |
Would you a perfect workman find,
To an embroidery needle an iron pestle grind. Chinese. | 20 | | |
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