| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Building |
| | | Building castles in the air. | 1 |
| Building is a sweet impoverishing. | 2 |
| Do not build a great house. Sri Lankan. | 3 |
| First build your house and then think of your furniture. Hebrew. | 4 |
| He that buildeth on the highway hath many admirers. German, Dutch. | 5 |
| He that buildeth a house by the highway side, it is either too high or too low. | 6 |
| He that builds a house in the market builds either too high or too low. Italian. | 7 |
| He who builds a house or marries is left with a lank purse. Spanish. | 8 |
| He who builds according to every man’s advice will have a crooked house. Danish. | 9 |
| He who builds by the roadside has many masters. (Surveyors.) German, Dutch. | 10 |
| He who builds on another’s ground loses his stone and mortar. Italian. | 11 |
| He who builds on the public highway must let the people have their say. German. | 12 |
| Make a model before thou buildest. | 13 |
The man that builds and wants wherewith to pay,
Provides a house from which to run away. Young. | 14 |
| The spirit of building is come upon him. | 15 |
| They who love building will soon ruin themselves and need no other enemies. Crassus. | 16 | | |
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