Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Barber

He is a sorry barber that has but one comb.Italian.

Neither a dumb barber nor a deaf singer.Portuguese.

On a fool’s beard the barber learns to shave.French, Italian.

One barber shaves another.French.

One barber shaves not so close but another finds work.

Softly, barber, the water scalds.Italian.

The bad barber leaves neither hair nor skin.Spanish.

The barber learns to shave on the orphan’s face.Arabian.

There is no beard so well shaven but another barber will find something more to shave from it.Italian.