| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | It is Good |
| | | It is good to be a priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas and fool in harvest time. Danish. | 1 |
| It is good to beat a proud man when he is alone. French. | 2 |
| It is good to be of kin to means. Dr. Johnson. | 3 |
| It is good to be sure. | 4 |
| It is good to cry yule at other men’s cost. | 5 |
| It is good to go on foot when a man hath a horse in his hands. | 6 |
| It is good to have a hatch before the door. | 7 |
| It is good to hear mass and keep house. Spanish. | 8 |
| It is good to hold the clothes of one who is swimming. Italian. | 9 |
| It is good to be out of harm’s gate. | 10 | | |
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