Don’t sell the skin till you have caught the fox.
More Danish Proverbs:
A hungry dog and a thirsty horse take no heed of blows.Danish
Hair by hair and the head gets bald.
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Better be convinced by words than by blows.
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Many kiss the child for the nurse's sake.
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You can have too much of a good thing.
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The cow gives good milk, but kicks over the pail.
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