Her head was bare, but for her native ornament of hair, which in a simple knot was tied; sweet negligence—unheeded bait of love.
—John Dryden (1631–1700) English Poet, Literary Critic, Playwright
How ill white hairs become a fool and jester!
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Gray hairs are death’s blossoms.
—Common Proverb
Gray hairs are death’s blossoms.
—English Proverb
Beware of her fair locks, for when she winds them round a young man’s neck, she will not set him free again.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
The hair is the richest ornament of women.—Of old, virgins used to wear it loose, except when they were in mourning.
—Martin Luther (1483–1546) German Protestant Theologian
Hair, ’tis the robe which curious nature weaves to hang upon the head, and to adorn our bodies.—When we were born, God doth bestow that garment.—When we die, then like a soft and silken canopy it still is over us.—In spite of death, our hair grows in the grave, and that alone looks fresh, when all our other beauty is gone.
—Thomas Dekker
The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
Fair tresses man’s imperial race ensnare, and beauty draws us with a single hair.
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744) English Poet
Gray hair is a sign of age, not wisdom.
—Greek Proverb
Soft hair, on which light drops a diadem.
—Gerald Massey (1828–1907) English Mystic, Poet, Egyptologist
Her sunny locks hang on her temples like a golden fleece.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.
—George Bancroft (1800–91) American Historian, Politician
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