One penny is better on land than ten on the sea.
More Danish Proverbs:
The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it.Danish
He who would serve everybody gets thanks from nobody.
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Envy is its own torturer.
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He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning.
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God gives the will, necessity gives the law.
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The laggard cow gets the sour grass.
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