| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Having |
| | | As much as you have so much you are worth. Don Quixote. | 1 |
| Better have than hear of it. | 2 |
| Better have something yourself than beg of your sister. Danish. | 3 |
| Better have to give than have to beg. Portuguese. | 4 |
| Every one counts for as much as he has. German. | 5 |
| Had I a fish ’tis good without mustard. | 6 |
| He is well constituted who grieves not for what he has not and rejoices for what he has. Democritus. | 7 |
| Having is having come whence it may. German. | 8 |
| “I have had” is a poor man. German. | 9 |
| “I have” is a better bird than “if I had.” German. | 10 |
| There are but two families in the world, “the haves” and “the have nots.” Don Quixote. | 11 |
| What we have, let us be thankful for; what we haven’t got, let us hope would make us miserable if we had it; what you can’t have, abuse. | 12 |
| When “had” comes, “have” is too late. Dutch. | 13 |
| Who has, let him thereof take heed; love wanes, misfortunes come with speed. German. | 14 |
| Who has, is. Italian. | 15 |
| Who has not, cannot. French. | 16 |
| Who has not, is not. Italian. | 17 | | |
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