| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | It is Hard |
| | | It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. | 1 |
| It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. | 2 |
| It is hard having lived with the men of one generation to be compelled to make his defence to those of another. Cato. | 3 |
| It is hard to be high and humble. | 4 |
| It is hard to break an old hog of an ill custom. | 5 |
| It is hard to catch a weasel asleep. | 6 |
| It is hard to keep flax from the lowe (fire). Scotch. | 7 |
| It is hard to glean after a niggardly husbandman. Danish. | 8 |
| It is hard to make a fire on a cold hearth. Danish. | 9 |
| It is hard to sail without wind and to grind without water. Danish. | 10 |
| It is hard to suffer wrong and pay for it too. | 11 |
| It is hard to swim against the stream. Dutch. | 12 |
| It is hard to teach an old dog tricks. Danish. | 13 |
| It is hard to turn back on a narrow bridge. | 14 | | |
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