| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Debtor |
| | | A debtor does not get angry. Accra. | 1 |
| A debtor gets twice angry, i.e., when he is dunned and when he has to pay. | 2 |
| From a bad debtor even a bag of straw is worth having. Modern Greek. | 3 |
| Early to rise and late to bed, lifts again the debtors head. German. | 4 |
| Happy is he who owes nothing. Greek. | 5 |
| The bad debtor neither denies nor pays. Modern Greek. | 6 | | |
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