| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Family |
| | | A small family is soon provided for. | 1 |
| He that has no fools, knaves or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning. | 2 |
| It costs something to support a family, however small. German. | 3 |
| It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one. Greek. | 4 |
| Once a buffoon, never a good father of a family. | 5 |
| So yourself be good, a fig for your grandfather. | 6 |
| So yourself be good, a fig for your grandmother. | 7 |
| Upon my family at home depends my character abroad. | 8 |
| Where can one be happier than in the bosom of his family. | 9 | | |
|
|
