69 Proverbs about Neck / Page 2
21. Little thieves are hanged by the neck, great ones by the purse.
22. Everything may be repaired except the neckbone.
23. He would break his neck against a straw.
24. Tell your secret to your friend and he will set his foot on your neck.
25. Who would not have feet set on his neck, let him not stoop.
26. He who strikes another on the neck, does not strike far from the head.
27. It is poor comfort for one who has broken his leg, that another has broken his neck.
28. When the fox preaches to the goose her neck is in danger.
29. When the goose trusts the fox then woe to her neck.
30. A narrow neck keeps the bottle from being emptied in one swig.
31. Many a white collar covers a dirty neck.
32. A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out.
33. Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck.
34. Beads about the neck, and the devil in the heart.
35. He that spends more than he is worth spins a rope for his own neck.
36. The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own.
37. Pearls around the neck, stones upon the heart.
38. They asked the wolf: "Why is your neck thick?", and it said: "I do my job myself, that's why."
39. He who digs a pit for the horse of another man, will find his own horse's neck broken there.
40. Tell your friend your secret, and he will set his foot on your neck.
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