| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Kitchen |
| | | A fat kitchen has poverty for a neighbor. Italian. | 1 |
| A fat kitchen is next door to poverty. Italian. | 2 |
| A fat kitchen makes a lean purse. German. | 3 |
| A fat kitchen makes a lean will. German. | 4 |
| Communities begin by building their kitchens. | 5 |
| Silk and velvet put out the kitchen fire. German. | 6 |
| Silks and satins put out the fire in the kitchen. | 7 |
| Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets put out the kitchen fire. | 8 |
| The kitchen kills more than the sword. German. | 9 |
| The smallness of the kitchen makes the house the bigger. | 10 |
| The supper out of a strange kitchen tastes good. German. | 11 |
| The taste of the kitchen is better than the smell. | 12 |
| Who frequents the kitchen smells of smoke. Italian. | 13 | | |
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