The branch must be bent early that is to make a good crook.
More Danish Proverbs:
A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent.Danish
Bad is never good until worse happens.
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One fool may ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it.
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Though your enemy is the size of an ant, look upon him as an elephant.
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Better to deny at once, than to promise long.
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