| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Babe |
| | | A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure. Tupper. | 1 |
| A babe is a mother’s anchor. She cannot swing far from her moorings. Beecher. | 2 |
| A babe is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase. French. | 3 |
| A bairn maun creep ere it gang. | 4 |
| At first babes feed on the mother’s bosom, but always on her heart. Beecher. | 5 |
| None of us like the crying of another person’s baby. Punch. | 6 |
| Too many nurses spoil the broth of a boy. Punch. | 7 |
| To the well-bred doctor all babies are angels. Punch. | 8 |
| Where God sends babies he sends penny loaves. | 9 | | |
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