| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Affairs |
| | | Affairs are lost when one stands looking at another. Modern Greek. | 1 |
| Affairs like salt fish ought to be a good while a soaking. | 2 |
| Affairs sleep soundly when fortune is present. German. | 3 |
| Affairs that are done by degrees are soon ended. | 4 |
| Make your affairs known in the market place and one will call them black and another white. Spanish. | 5 |
| One cannot manage too many affairs: Literal: Like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you pop down the other. Chinese. | 6 | | |
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