- A prudent man shuns hyaenas; No banker is imprudent.
- Some poetry is original; No original work is producible at will.
- No misers are unselfish; None but misers save egg-shells.
- All pale people are phlegmatic; No one, who is not pale, looks poetical.
- All spiders spin webs; Some creatures, that do not spin webs, are savage.
- None of my cousins are just; All judges are just.
- John is industrious; No industrious people are unhappy.
- Umbrellas are useful on a journey; What is useless on a journey should be left behind.
- Some pillows are soft; No pokers are soft.
- I am old and lame; No old merchant is a lame gambler.
- No eventful journey is ever forgotten; Uneventful journeys are not worth writing a book about.
- Sugar is sweet; Some sweet things are liked by children.
- Richard is out of temper; No one but Richard can ride that horse.
- All jokes are meant to amuse; No Act of Parliament is a joke.
- "I saw it in a newspaper." "All newspapers tell lies."
- No nightmare is pleasant; Unpleasant experiences are not anxiously desired.
- Prudent travellers carry plenty of small change; Imprudent travellers lose their luggage.
- All wasps are unfriendly; No puppies are unfriendly.
- He called here yesterday; He is no friend of mine.
- No quadrupeds can whistle; Some cats are quadrupeds.
- No cooked meat is sold by butchers; No uncooked meat is served at dinner.
- Gold is heavy; Nothing but gold will silence him.
- Some pigs are wild; There are no pigs that are not fat.
- No emperors are dentists; All dentists are dreaded by children.
- All, who are not old, like walking; Neither you nor I are old.
- All blades are sharp; Some grasses are blades.