It is easy robbing when the dog is quieted, [121]
It is easy to be generous out of another man’s purse, [323], [360]
It is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him, [361]
It is easy to cut thongs from other men’s leather, [324] (See Good thongs)
It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog, [98], [332]
It is easy to find the rod when another finds the bottom, [361]
It is easy to give advice when all goes well, [122]
It is easy to help him who is willing to be helped, [185]
It is easy to manage when fortune favours, [360]
It is easy to poke another man’s fire, [360]