| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Barber |
| | | He is a sorry barber that has but one comb. Italian. | 1 |
| Neither a dumb barber nor a deaf singer. Portuguese. | 2 |
| On a fool’s beard the barber learns to shave. French, Italian. | 3 |
| One barber shaves another. French. | 4 |
| One barber shaves not so close but another finds work. | 5 |
| Softly, barber, the water scalds. Italian. | 6 |
| The bad barber leaves neither hair nor skin. Spanish. | 7 |
| The barber learns to shave on the orphan’s face. Arabian. | 8 |
| There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it. Italian. | 9 | | |
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