There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard. Jean Cocteau
I had to say something to strike him very weird so I yelled out "I like Fidel Castro and his beard." Bob Dylan
We met five years ago." Jean scratched his beard. "On a sea voyage. We became business partners out of sheer boredom. Since then we‘ve been inseparable." "Except that my plan calls for me to be plotting your death." "Yes, but I don‘t know that, do I? Boon companion! I suspect nothing. Scott Lynch
He who spits up in the air will get it back on his beard. Arabic Proverb
If you want to know if someone has money, observe his beard and his boots. Sicilian Proverb
If a fool has a lot of grease he will wipe it on his beard. Turkish Proverb