| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Land |
| | | A dumb man never gets land. | 1 |
| According to the worth of the man is the worth of his land. French. | 2 |
| Better a ruined than a lost land. French, Dutch. | 3 |
| Half an acre is good land. | 4 |
| Good land should not be quitted for a bad landlord. French. | 5 |
| Land was never lost for want of an heir. | 6 |
| Not every land has all at hand. | 7 |
| The land a man knows is his mother. Spanish. | 8 |
| The land is dead; i.e., war has begun. African. | 9 |
| Who buys land buys war. Italian. | 10 | | |
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