| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Answer |
| | | A sober man—a soft answer. | 1 |
| A soft answer bids a furioso to put up his sword. | 2 |
| A soft answer is a specific cure for anger. German. | 3 |
| A soft answer turneth away wrath. Bible. | 4 |
| No answer is also an answer. Danish. | 5 |
| Not all words require an answer. Italian. | 6 |
| The shortest answer is doing the thing. | 7 |
| There is no answer for, “Get out of my house,” and, “What do you want with my wife?” Spanish. | 8 |
| To answer one in his own language. | 9 |
| Who answers for another pays. French. | 10 |
| Who answers suddenly knows little. | 11 | | |
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