Chastise a good child, that it may not grow bad, and a bad one, that it may not grow worse.
More Danish Proverbs:
Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.Danish
Earnestness and sport go well together.
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Better be convinced by words than by blows.
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A lass that has many wooers often fares the worst.
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He who has a good neighbour has a good morning.
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A woman may be ever so old, if she take fire she will jump.
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