| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Camel |
| | | A camel in Media dances in a little cab. | 1 |
| A mangy camel bears the load of many camels. Modern Greek. | 2 |
| Even a mangy camel will carry more than a herd of asses. Latin. | 3 |
| Everything with a crooked neck is not a camel. German. | 4 |
| If the camel once get his nose in the tent his body will soon follow. Arabian. | 5 |
| Mangy old camels carry the skins of the young ones to the market. | 6 |
| The camel carries sugar but eats thorns. Kurd. | 7 |
| The camel going to seek horns lost his ears. Turkish. | 8 |
| The camel has his own opinion and the camel driver has his. African. | 9 |
| The camel is dancing. (Said of one out of his element.) Latin. | 10 |
| The camel that travels often to Mecca will return lame at last. Arabian. | 11 |
| The kick of a camel is soft but stunning. Turkish. | 12 |
| “Why is your neck crooked?” was asked of the camel. “What have I straight?” was the reply. Turkish. | 13 | | |
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