| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Lady |
| | | A lady’s age once known will always be remembered, and that more for spite than love. Richardson. | 1 |
| Far fetched, and dear bought, is good for ladies. | 2 |
| Ladies, by all the laws of war, are privileged. Shakespeare. | 3 |
| “Ladies have ladies’ whims,” said crazy Ann, when she draggled her cloak in the gutter. Danish. | 4 |
| Ladies keep men by keeping them off. Punch. | 5 |
| Ladies are whitest in a blackamoor’s land. | 6 |
| Tell me how many ladies’ maids a lady has had, and I will tell you her temper. Punch. | 7 |
| The Grecian ladies counted their age from their marriage, not birth. Homer. | 8 |
| The society of ladies is the school of politeness. | 9 | | |
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