He who strikes another on the neck, does not strike far from the head.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
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He who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
He that you seat upon your shoulder will often try to get upon your head.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads, contentment
It is dangerous to eat cherries with the great, they throw the stones at your head.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
When the government has no ears to listen with, then she has no head for governing.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
Don't raise your club so high; it will only fall on your head.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about fall, heads
Early to rise and late to bed, lifts again the debtor's head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about heads
Who throws a stone above him may have it fall on his own head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fall, heads
Who lets another sit on his shoulder, will soon have him on his head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about heads
Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about heads
If you don't want to be deceived, you must have as many eyes as hairs on the head.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, heads, contentment
Two farmers each claimed to own a certain cow. While one pulled on its head and the other pulled on its tail, the cow was milked by the lawyer.
Proverbs and old sayings about heads
On the ladder to success there is always somebody on the rung above you and who uses your head to steady himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about success, heads, contentment
A person who underneath the tall palm tree is best positioned to tell on which side the ripe head is.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about heads, people
A person who uses the world as his carrying pad will find himself carrying his load on his bare head.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about world, heads, people
I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about heads
If an eel is with fish, he shows his tail; if he is with snakes, he shows his head.
Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, heads
Sometimes you need to sacrifice your beard in order to save your head.
Proverbs and old sayings Iraqian about sacrifice, order, need, heads, contentment
He who would have clear water should go to the fountain head.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads, water
Evening red and morning grey help the traveler on his way; evening grey and morning red bring down rain upon his head.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about help, rain, heads
