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He who would have clear water should go to the fountain head.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads, water

To protest and knock one's head against the wall is what everybody can do.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads

He has done like the Perugian who, when his head was broken, ran home for his helmet.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about home, heads

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

A thing done has a head. (The exultation of an ancient sculptor on his satisfactorily completing the head of his statue. )

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about old, heads, things

You can't prevent a bird from flying over your head, but you can prevent him from making a nest in your head.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about heads, contentment

The head of a dragon, the tail of a snake.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

Cover your head, and not cover your bottom.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

Like trying to put a comb upon the nun's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

The head of a monkey, the headdress of a prince.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

You can worship a sardine's head if you believe in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about faith, heads, contentment

The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about heads

Home affairs have their staff, which cannot be brandished by anyone but the head of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, heads, house

Always have sex with the boss.

Proverbs and old sayings about sex, heads

A fool and his head are soon parted.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

Never have sex with the bosses sister.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, sex

It never hurts to suck up to the boss.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

Justice becomes injustice when it makes two wounds on a head which only deserves one.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about injustice, justice, heads

Even a monk can't shave his own head.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean about heads