Everyone knows the bear, but the bear knows no one.
More Finnish Proverbs:
Don't raise your club so high; it will only fall on your head.Finnish
Better ice that melts than fire that extinguishes.
Finnish
Rain does not stay in the sky.
Finnish
To an optimist every weed is a flower; to a pessimist every flower is a weed.
Finnish
The winter does not leave without a backward glance.
Finnish
The water is the same on both sides of the boat.
Finnish