Neck Proverbs - page 2

A sleeping head needs more than its neck to support it. (African Proverb)
Don't seek to hurt any man, but if any man seeks to hurt you may he break his neck. View proverb
African Proverb
Better bend the neck than bruise the forehead. View proverb
American Proverb
He who is to break his neck finds the stairs in the dark. View proverb
American Proverb
God gave the giraffe a long neck so that He would not have to bend the palm tree. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
When the fox preaches to the goose her neck is in danger. View proverb
Danish Proverb
He who strikes another on the neck, does not strike far from the head. View proverb
Danish Proverb
It is poor comfort for one who has broken his leg, that another has broken his neck. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When the goose trusts the fox then woe to her neck. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Little thieves are hanged by the neck, great ones by the purse. (Italian Proverb)
He would break his neck against a straw. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Who would not have feet set on his neck, let him not stoop. View proverb
Italian Proverb
One misfortune comes on the neck of another. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Put a begger on horseback, and he will ride fast, or else break his neck. View proverb
Scottish Proverb
A neck without a head, buttocks without a hole and a girl without shame are not worth admiring or marrying. View proverb
Maltese Proverb
Other's ornaments tire one's neck. View proverb
Kikuyu Proverb
Pearls around the neck, stones upon the heart. View proverb
Yiddish Proverb
Better stretch your hand than your neck. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Little thieves are hanged by the neck, great ones by the purse. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
He that spends more than he is worth spins a rope for his own neck. (French Proverb)
They asked the wolf: "Why is your neck thick?", and it said: "I do my job myself, that's why." View proverb
Turkish Proverb
Beads about the neck, and the devil in the heart. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
An evil conscience breaks many a man's neck. View proverb
Latin Proverb