| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Donkey |
| | | He that is a donkey and believes himself a deer finds out his mistake at the leaping of the ditch. Italian. | 1 |
| If you cannot drive an ox drive a donkey. | 2 |
| My donkey is dead; let no more grass grow. Modern Greek. | 3 |
| The donkey dies on the mountain, his loss comes home. Turkish. | 4 |
| The horse and the mule kick each other; between the two the donkey dies. Turkish. | 5 |
| There is no making a donkey drink against his will. Italian, Dutch. | 6 | | |
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