He who throws himself under the bench will be left to lie there.
More Danish Proverbs:
A man cannot carry all his kin on his back.Danish
He that dallies with his enemy gives him leave to kill him.
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It is better to buy dearly than to hunger direly.
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Few have luck, all have death.
Danish
He that drinks beer, thinks beer.
Danish
Speaking silence is better than senseless speech.
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