He who would leap high must take a long run.
More Danish Proverbs:
Chastise a good child, that it may not grow bad, and a bad one, that it may not grow worse.Danish
A friend's faults may be notices, but not blamed.
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It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time.
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You may shut your doors against a thief, but not against a liar.
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It is folly to fear what one cannot avoid.
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When the cook is roasting for the butler, woe to the master's wine-cask.
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