As the man is, so is his language.
More Danish Proverbs:
A princely mind will undo a private family.Danish
The wolf preys not in his own field.
Danish
Straws tell which way the wind blows.
Danish
He must have much meal who would stop all mouths.
Danish
The raven is fair when the rook is not by.
Danish
It is discreditable to fly from a living enemy, or to abuse a dead one.
Danish