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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Fetters |
| Fetters even of gold are heavy. | 1 |
| Fetters of gold are still fetters, and silken cords pinch. | 2 |
| I hate fetters though they be of gold. Portuguese. | 3 |
| Let the smith himself wear the fetters he forged. | 4 |
| No man likes his fetters though of gold. | 5 |
| ’Tis folly to love fetters though they be of gold. Latin. | 6 |
| ’Tis in vain to kick after you have once put on the fetters. | 7 |
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