Sayings about Heads
A man will sacrifice his head to conquer a heart. ~ Turkish Proverb
He that has a head of glass must not throw stones at another. ~ Italian Proverb
Better the head of a village than the tail of a town. ~ Corsican Proverb
The mud that you throw will fall on your own head. ~ Iranian Proverb
When an ant gets wings, it loses its head. ~ Bosnian Proverb
The mob has many heads but no brains. ~ English Proverb
If you cannot take things by the head, then take them by the tail. ~ Arabian Proverb
Every head is a world. ~ Cuban Proverb
If you do not have a head, you must have legs. ~ French Proverb
The head of your neighbor is a kingdom and his heart a wood. ~ Nigerian Proverb
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the rear of an ox. ~ Japanese Proverb
It is better to cut off the head that has no pride. ~ Arabian Proverb
Horns do not grow before the head. ~ Nigerian Proverb
If you want to kill a snake, chop off its head. ~ Arabian Proverb
He that is baldheaded has no need of combs. ~ Indian Proverb
A scabby head fears the comb. ~ Dutch Proverb
Two heads are better than one. ~ Traditional Proverb
Ask for advice, then use your head. ~ Norwegian Proverb
Pull someone by the ears and his head will follow. ~ Indian Proverb
You must not expect old heads upon young shoulders. ~ English Proverb
The crowd is not led by the head but by the heart. ~ Hungarian Proverb
He who controls his tongue, saves his head. ~ Turkish Proverb
As mills require two stones, so friendship requires two heads. ~ Armenian Proverb
Part with your head, but not with your secret. ~ Kurdish Proverb
Nodding the head does not row the boat. ~ Irish Proverb
The head of a monkey, the headdress of a prince. ~ Japanese Proverb
Were I a hatter, men would come into the world without heads. ~ German Proverb
Wash your hands often, your feet seldom, and your head never. ~ Traditional Proverb
Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~ Chinese Proverb
A spur in the head is worth two in the heel. ~ Traditional Proverb
An elephant’s head is no load for a child. ~ Sierra Leonean Proverb
Unfortunate is the man who has no fingernails to scratch his head with. ~ Arabian Proverb
A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited. ~ Congolese Proverb
A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail. ~ Swedish Proverbs
Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas. ~ Congolese Proverb
He who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head. ~ Danish Proverb
A sharp tongue will cut off its own head. ~ Iranian Proverb
The doctor must heal his own bald head. ~ Iranian Proverb
The head and feet keep warm; the rest will take no harm. ~ French Proverb
When the government has no ears to listen with, then she has no head for governing. ~ Danish Proverb
Wisdom is in the head, not in the beard. ~ Ukrainian Proverb
You can chop a man’s head off, but you can’t keep him quiet. ~ Chinese Proverb
Poverty won’t allow him to lift up his head; dignity won’t allow him to bow it down. ~ Malagasy Proverb
Let not your tongue say what your head may pay for. ~ Italian Proverb
What is in the stomach carries what is in the head. ~ African Proverb
Don’t let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for. ~ German Proverb
He that marries a widow will have a dead man’s head often thrown in his dish. ~ Scottish Proverbs
If your head is made of butter, don’t be a baker. ~ Danish Proverb
The nail that sticks its head up is the one that gets hit. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Man is the head and woman is the crown upon it. ~ Slovak Proverb
Wherever the head goes, the tail will follow. ~ Filipino Proverb
Fire in the heart sends smoke to the head. ~ German Proverb
Happy the marriage where the husband is the head and the wife the heart. ~ Estonian Proverb
A prince without ears to listen has no head to govern. ~ German Proverb
I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head. ~ Indian Proverbs
If you want to hit your mother-in-law, be sure to split her head. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
Your head is not only for putting a hat on. ~ Ukrainian Proverb
Better an empty purse than an empty head. ~ German Proverb
The man loves with his head, the woman thinks with her heart. ~ Danish Proverbs
For every head a hat. ~ Lithuanian Proverb
A still tongue makes a wise head. ~ Traditional Proverb
After the head is off, one does not cry over the hair. ~ Russian Proverbs
If you want to be dead, wash your head and go to bed. ~ Spanish Proverb
It is better to be the head of a mouse than the tail of a lion. ~ Gypsy Proverb
He who has a head of wax must not go near the fire. ~ French Proverb
Make the cap fit the head. ~ Traditional Proverb
On the ladder to success there is always somebody on the rung above you and who uses your head to steady himself. ~ Icelandic Proverb
You cannot hold your head high with your hand out. ~ Yiddish Proverb
He on whose head we would break a coconut never stands still. ~ African Proverb
Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach. ~ German Proverbs
Keep your eye on the ball and your head in the game. ~ Traditional Proverb
Sometimes you have to sacrifice your beard in order to save your head. ~ Iraqi Proverb
He who deals with a blockhead will need a lot of brains. ~ Spanish Proverbs
A man is as wise as his head, not his years. ~ Turkish Proverbs
Quotations about Heads
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first. ~ Jimi Hendrix
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Seuss
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing. ~ Marc Chagall
No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within the confines of your head. ~ Terry Josephson
Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out. ~ Michael Burke
Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out. ~ Sir Girad
When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky. ~ Buddha Quotes
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines. ~ Richard M. Nixon Quotes
Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly. ~ Mao Zedong
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. ~ Nicolas Chamfort
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. ~ Steve Jobs Quotes
Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it – memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey. ~ Tad Williams
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, ‘it’s going to be a good day!’ ~ Lindsay Lohan
A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute. ~ Edward Gibbon
Sometimes, you just have to clear your head and get out to see other things. ~ Marc Jacobs
It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are… than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise. ~ Henry David Thoreau
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? ~ T. S. Eliot
The head has the most beautiful appearance, as well as the highest station, in a human figure. ~ Joseph Addison Quotes
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. ~ Nelson Mandela Quotes
After all, the head only reproduces what the heart creates; and so we give the mocking-bird credit when he imitates the loving murmurs of the dove. ~ George John Whyte-Melville
Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still. ~ Barbara Kingsolver
It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. ~ Sally Kempton
The heart is forever making the head its fool. ~ François de la Rochefoucauld
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ~ Lin Yutang
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. ~ Nelson Mandela Quotes
Some people carry their hearts in their heads; very many carry their heads in their hearts. The difficulty is to keep them apart, yet both actively working together. ~ Augustus William Hare
There is wisdom of the head, and wisdom of the heart. ~ Charles Dickens Quotes