Danish Proverbs (1412 Proverbs)
- He must keep a sharp look-out who would speak the truth.
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- He is no small knave who knows a great one.
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- He does not live in this world that can skin a grindstone.
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- Gold is proved in the fire, friendship in need.
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- From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller.
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- Every tub must stand on its own bottom.
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- Even that fish may be caught that strives the hardest against it.
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- Do as others do, and few will mock you.
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- Break one link and the whole chain falls apart.
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- Better a friend's bite than an enemy's caress.
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- Better a daughter that has been slept on than a son who has been hanged.
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- An old wolf is not scared by loud cries.
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- Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
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- A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a Flanders horse.
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- A rich wife is a source of quarrel.
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- A man does not always aim at what he means to hit.
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- A hard bit does not make the better horse.
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- A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.
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- A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog.
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- He that doth most at once doth least.
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- He must have plenty of butter, who would stop everybody's mouth.
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- He is never likely to have a good thing cheap that is afraid to ask a price.
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- He came time enough who was hung by candlelight.
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- Gold is gold, though it be in a rogue's purse.
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- From clogs to clogs is only three generations.
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- Every one tries to cross the fence where it is lowest.
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- Even he gets on who is drawn by oxen.
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- Despise not a small wound, a poor kinsman, or an humble enemy.
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- Bread is better than the song of birds.
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- Better one poor horse than an empty stall.
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- Better a bite from a friend than a caress from an enemy.
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- An old fool is worse than a young simpleton.
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- Advice after injury is like medicine after death.
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- A sow may whistle, though it has an ill mouth for it.
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- A rich child often sits in a poor mother's lap.
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- A man dances all the same, though he may dance against his will.
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- A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
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- A fair skin often covers a crooked mind.
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- A bow long bent at length waxeth weak.
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- He that does you a very ill turn will never forgive you.
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- He must have much meal who would stop all mouths.
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- He is nearest to God who has the fewest wants.
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- Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.
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- God sends men cold according to their clothes.
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- Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in.
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- Every one sees his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly.
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- Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them.
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- Deep rivers move with silent majesty, shallow brooks are noisy.
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- Beware of the dog himself, his shadow does not bite.
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- Better one cow in peace than seven in trouble.
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- Before a man learns to hang he is half dead.
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- An old error has more friends than a new truth.
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- Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our nobles.
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- A sow may find an acorn as well as a hog.
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- A princely mind will undo a private family.
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- A man conducts himself abroad as he has been taught at home.
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- A gross belly does not produce a refined mind.
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- A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent.
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- A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles.
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- He that does not save pennies, will never have pounds.
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- He must have iron fingers who would flay the devil.
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- He is nearest a thing, who has it in his hands.
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- Happy he who can take warning from the mishaps of others.
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- God permits the wicked; but not for ever.
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- For a good dinner and a gentle wife you can afford to wait.
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- Every one rakes the fire under his own pot.
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- Even clever hens sometimes lay their eggs among nettles.
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- Deep draughts, and long morning slumbers, soon make a man poor.
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- Between saying and doing there is a great distance.
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- Better make a short circuit than to wet your hose.
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- Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.
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- An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him.
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- Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
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- A smooth tongue is better than smooth locks.
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- A person must stand very tall to see their own fate.
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- A man cannot carry all his kin on his back.
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- A greedy mill grinds all kinds of corn.
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- A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
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- A boor remains a boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters.
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- He that desires but little has no need of much.
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