Knife. Christy, Robert, comp. 1887. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages

Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Knife


In a golden sheath a leaden knife. Italian.	1
In a smith’s house the knife is wooden. Spanish.	2
One knife keeps another in its sheath. Italian.	3
One knife whets another. Italian, German.	4
The knife cuts not the hand of gold. Turkish.	5
’Tis a good knife; it will cut butter when ’tis melted.	6
Under a gold sheath a leaden knife. Spanish.	7