A man often kisses the hand he would like to see cut off.
More Danish Proverbs:
Give a rogue an inch, and he will take an ell.Danish
No man limps because another is hurt.
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He who has bad neighbours is fain to praise himself.
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What youth learns, age does not forget.
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A neighbour's eye is full of jealousy.
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One man is not bad because another is good.
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