| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Hair |
| | | A hair casts its shadow on the ground. | 1 |
| All wool is hair, more or less. Portuguese. | 2 |
| Even a hair casteth its shadow. German, Spanish, Portuguese. | 3 |
| Gray hairs are death’s blossoms. | 4 |
| Hair by hair and the head gets bald. Danish. | 5 |
| Hair is not to be mentioned in a bald man’s house. Livonian. | 6 |
| How easily a hair gets into the butter. German. | 7 |
| Long hair—little brain. Turkish. | 8 |
| No doors are shut against honest gray hairs. | 9 |
| Short hair is soon brushed. German. | 10 |
| The bald pate talks most of hair. Livonian. | 11 |
| There is no hair so small but hath its shadow. | 12 | | |
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