The cow gives good milk, but kicks over the pail.
More Danish Proverbs:
From clogs to clogs is only three generations.Danish
It is folly to drown on dry land.
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There are simple remedies for sausages that are too long.
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After one that earns one that wastes.
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Throw not the child out with the bath.
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A man's will is his heaven.
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