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He that fights for a ne'er-do-well has nothing to show for it except a head covered in earth and grime.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth, heads, nothing

If you knock your head against a wall, then a coconut tree and pillar and your head still remains undamaged my child, go and hide that head of yours; it is a good head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, children, good, good luck, contentment

You do not need a big stick to break a cock's head.

Proverbs and old sayings about need, heads, contentment

A long skirt wraps around the leg, a long tongue wraps around the head.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

The heart sees farther than the head.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about heads, heart, americans

The road to the head lies through the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about heads, heart, americans

If the heart is right, the head cannot be very far wrong.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about bad, rightness, heads, heart, americans

Education doesn't come by bumping your head against the school house.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about education, school, heads, home, house, americans

A full ear of corn will bend its head; an empty ear will stand upright.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about heads, americans

You can't keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about heads, americans, contentment

The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well.

Proverbs and old sayings Amish about heads, lie, home, things, man

To put taghi's hat on naghi's head.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

When you play, you may break your head.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, contentment

Every head has its own kind of headache.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

If you want to kill a snake, chop off its head.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, contentment

It is better to cut off the head that has no pride.

Proverbs and old sayings about proudness, heads

If you want to hit your mother-in-law, be sure to split her head.

Proverbs and old sayings about law, mother, heads, contentment

If you cannot take things by the head, then take them by the tail.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, things, contentment

Unfortunate is the man who has no fingernails to scratch his head with.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, man

Better to be an ant's head than a lion's tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about heads