Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.
More Danish Proverbs:
A lass that has many wooers often fares the worst.Danish
Good counsel will not rot, if it be got in dry.
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The first bird get the first grain.
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It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to swallow it and be burnt.
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God gives the will, necessity gives the law.
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No matter how high a bird can fly, it still has to look for food on the ground.
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