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

Shaving

A bald head is soon shaven.

A beard well lathered is half shaved.Spanish.

After shaving there’s nothing to shear.French, Italian, Portuguese.

Bald heads are soon shaven.

St. Francis shaved himself first and then he shaved his brethren.Italian.

The executioner is a clean shaver.German.

’Tis ill shaving against the wool.