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First friends, then broken heads.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

As many heads as many wits.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

It is not the nodding of heads that does the rowing.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

Nobel and rich are the Messinans, heads of the kingdom are the Palermitani, the Catanians have a contented heart, and in Cefalu they are rich with fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about heads, wealth, fishing, heart

As mony heads, as mony wits.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about heads

The public is an animal with many heads.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about heads, public

When a new saying gets to the land of empty men they lose their heads over it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, man

As mills require two stones, so friendship requires two heads.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about heads, friendship

A headstrong man and a fool may wear the same cap.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Trust not a skittish horse, nor a great lord, when they shake their heads.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

Were I a hatter, men would come into the world without heads.

Proverbs and old sayings German about heads, world, man

The buckets take to fighting with the well, and get their heads broken.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads

When an ant gets wings, it loses its head.

Proverbs and old sayings Bosnian about heads

Words in mouth, no load upon head.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about word, heads

Your head is not only for putting a hat on.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about heads

Let your heart guide your head in evil matters.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about heads, heart

The comforter's head never aches.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heads

Every head has a headache.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

Intelligence is in the head, not in the age.

Proverbs and old sayings Azere about intelligence, age, olderness, heads

Fish always stinks from the head downwards

Proverbs and old sayings British about fishing, heads, old, olderness