| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Duel, Duellist |
| | | The duel is a perfidious device, by means of which the cut-throat can securely assassinate an honest man. French. | 1 |
| The duellist, in proving his bravery, shows that he thinks it suspected. | 2 |
| The duellist values his honor above the life of his antagonist and the happiness of his family. | 3 |
| Were the devil to come from hell to fight, there would forthwith be a Frenchman to challenge him. French. | 4 | | |
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