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| And all may do what has by man been done. Young. | 1 |
| As good do nothing as to no purpose. | 2 |
| Better to do nothing than to do ill. Pliny. | 3 |
| Command your man and do it yourself. | 4 |
| Do and undo, the day is long enough. | 5 |
| Do as little as you can to repent of. | 6 |
| Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. | 7 |
| Do as others do and few will mock you. | 8 |
| Do as the friar saith, not as he does. | 9 |
| Do as the maids do, say no and take it. | 10 |
| Do as you’re bidden and you’ll never bear blame. | 11 |
| Do as you would be done by. | 12 |
| Do in the hole as thou wouldst do in the hall. | 13 |
| Do it well that thou mayst not do it twice. | 14 |
| Do the best and leave the rest. | 15 |
| Do the likeliest and hope the best. | 16 |
Do thoroughly what you set about,
Kill a pig, kill him out and out. Chinese. | 17 |
| Do unto others as you would others should do to you. | 18 |
| Do well and doubt nae man, do ill an’ doubt a’ men. | 19 |
| Do well and dread nae shame. | 20 |
| Do well and have well. | 21 |
| Do well is better than say well. | 22 |
| Do what I say well and not what I do ill. Spanish. | 23 |
| Do what the friar says, not what he does. Spanish. | 24 |
| Do what thou doest. (Age quod agis.) | 25 |
| Do what you consider right whatever the people think of it, despise its censure and its praise. Pythagoras. | 26 |
| Employed about many things and doing nothing. | 27 |
| Do what you ought come what may. French, Italian. | 28 |
| Do what your master bids you and sit down by him at table. Don Quixote. | 29 |
| He doth much that doth a thing well. | 30 |
| He slumbers enough who does nothing. French. | 31 |
| He that doth most at once doth least. | 32 |
| He that doth well wearieth not himself. | 33 |
| He that is suffered to do more than is fitting will do more than is lawful. | 34 |
| He who cannot do always wants to do. Italian. | 35 |
| He who does as he likes has no headache. Italian. | 36 |
| He who does good to you either dies or goes away. Spanish. | 37 |
| He who does no more than another is no better than another. Spanish. | 38 |
| He who does nothing but sit and eat will wear away a mountain of wealth. Chinese. | 39 |
| He who does what he likes, does not what he ought. Spanish. | 40 |
| He who is afraid of doing too much always does too little. German. | 41 |
| How many things are ill done because they are done but once. Petrarch. | 42 |
| I will do what I can and a little less to be able to continue at it. Italian. | 43 |
| If things were to be done twice, all would be wise. | 44 |
| If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. | 45 |
| It is easier to do many things and continue than to do one thing long. Ben Jonson. | 46 |
| It is easier to know how to do a thing than to do it. Chinese. | 47 |
| No man should live in the world who has nothing to do in it. | 48 |
| No man can do nothing and no man can do everything. German. | 49 |
| None so busy as those who do nothing. French. | 50 |
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| Nothing is done while something remains undone. French. | 51 |
| Nothing is done with a leap. Bacon. | 52 |
| Once well done is better than twice ill done. Turkish. | 53 |
| Overdoing is doing nothing to the purpose. | 54 |
| That is done soon enough which is well done. French, Italian. | 55 |
| That which a man causes to be done he does himself. | 56 |
| That which is well done is twice done. | 57 |
| The dead and only they should do nothing. | 58 |
| The thing that’s done, is na to do. | 59 |
| There is a right and wrong way to do everything. | 60 |
| There is more trouble in having nothing to do, than in having much to do. Italian. | 61 |
| There is nothing so well done but may be mended. French. | 62 |
| They that do nothing learn to do ill. | 63 |
| They who cannot as they would, must do as they can. | 64 |
| To do one must be doing. French. | 65 |
| Well doing is the best capital. Turkish. | 66 |
| Well done outlives death. German. | 67 |
| What is done cannot be undone. Italian, Danish. | 68 |
| What is done is done for this time. Spanish. | 69 |
| What may be done at any time will be done at no time. | 70 |
| What you do, do quickly. German. | 71 |
| What you do, do thoroughly. French. | 72 |
| What you do yourself is well done. Danish. | 73 |
| What you have to do, do without delay. Literal: Wait until the Yellow River becomes clear and how old will you be? Chinese. | 74 |
| What you would not have done to yourselves never do unto others. Alexander Severus. | 75 |
| What’s done cannot be undone. | 76 |
| What’s done can’t be helped. | 77 |
| Whatsoever a man findeth to do, do it with thy might. Bible. | 78 |
| Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you even so do unto them. Bible. | 79 |
| When a man goes out let him consider what he is to do, when he returns what he has done. Cleobulus. | 80 |
| When a thing is done make the best of it. German. | 81 |
| Wherever you are do as you see done. Spanish. | 82 |
| Who does all he may never does well. Italian. | 83 |
| Who does no ill can have no foe. | 84 |
| Who does the best his circumstance allows, does well, acts nobly; angels could do no more. Young. | 85 |
| Who will have things done all right must be both master and servant. German. | 86 |
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