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Where a man never goes, there his head will never be washed.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads, man

The man loves with his head, the woman thinks with her heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads, heart, woman, man

One hair of a maiden's head pulls harder than ten yoke of oxen.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

He is little suited to be a baker, whose head is made of butter.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

Though the bird may fly over your head, let it not make its nest in your hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

To hit the nail on the head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

A scabby head fears the comb.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

Like a chicken without a head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

A still tongue makes a wise head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

A still tongue maketh a wise head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

When the head is sick the whole body is sick.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about body, heads

Much wisdom is smothered in a poor man's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom, heads, man

It needs a cunning hand to shave a fool's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

He that hath a head of butter must not come near the oven.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil, heads

Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about knowledge, heads

A person with a wound on his head keeps touching it.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about heads, people

A fool's head never whitens.

Proverbs and old sayings English about heads

An arrow shot upright falls on the shooter's head.

Proverbs and old sayings English about heads

The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm.

Proverbs and old sayings English about rest, heads