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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

Happy the marriage where the husband is the head and the wife the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about marriage, husband, happiness, wife, heads, heart

Who shears the sheep's head will live a couple of days, who shears its tail will live a hundred years.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about couple, day, heads

Swimming is easy if someone holds your head above water.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, water

Wherever the head goes, the tail will follow.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

A cat lives on praise, a dog by pats on the head.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about praise, heads

Don't raise your club so high; it will only fall on your head.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about fall, heads

Big head, little wit.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heads