| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Court |
| | | A court is an assemblage of noble and distinguished beggars. Talleyrand. | 1 |
| A petitioner at court that spares his purse angles without bait. | 2 |
| A place at court is a continual bribe. | 3 |
| At court every one for himself. | 4 |
| At court there are many hands but few hearts. German. | 5 |
| At court they sell a good deal of smoke without fire. | 6 |
| Courts keep no almanacs. | 7 |
| Far from court, free from care. | 8 |
| He who would succeed at court must lie sometimes low, sometimes high. German. | 9 |
| It is at courts as it is in ponds, some fish, some frogs. | 10 |
| Leave the court ere the court leaves thee. | 11 |
| Like King Petard’s court where every one is master. French. | 12 |
| The steps at court are slippery. Danish. | 13 |
| There are nine holidays out of seven days. (Hindu description of a luxurious court.) | 14 |
| Who serves at court dies on straw. Italian. | 15 | | |
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