| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Easy |
| | | It is easy to add to things that have once been invented. | 1 |
| It is easy to be generous of another man’s money. | 2 |
| It is easy to be generous out of another man’s purse. Dutch, Danish. | 3 |
| It is easy to bowl down hill. | 4 |
| It is easy to cut thongs from other men’s leather. Dutch. | 5 |
| It is easy to help him who is willing to be helped. German. | 6 |
| It is easy to manage when fortune favors. Danish. | 7 |
| It is easy to poke another man’s fire. Danish. | 8 |
| It is easy to rob an orchard when none keeps it. | 9 |
| It is easy to stride a tree when it is down. Danish. | 10 |
| It is easy to swim when another holds up your head. Danish. | 11 |
| It is easy to take a man’s part, but the matter is to maintain it. Gaelic. | 12 |
| Nothing is easy to the unwilling. | 13 | | |
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