Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.
More Danish Proverbs:
He who will not take cheap advice, will have to buy dear repentance.Danish
The young pig must often suffer for what the old sow did.
Danish
Good counsel is no better than bad counsel, if it be not taken in time.
Danish
The heron blames the water because he cannot swim.
Danish
He who comes first to the mill is first served.
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A lass that has many wooers often fares the worst.
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