Chop, and you will have splinters.
More Danish Proverbs:
A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself.Danish
He must keep a sharp look-out who would speak the truth.
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However high a bird may soar, it seeks its food on earth.
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When a man is in a sack, he must get out at the mouth or at the bottom.
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Old oxen have stiff horns.
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Almost kills no man.
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