The dog will not get free by biting his chain.
More Danish Proverbs:
A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles.Danish
Better whole than patched in gold.
Danish
As the man is, so is his speech.
Danish
You may cook in small pots aw well as in large ones.
Danish
One mangy sheep spoils a whole flock.
Danish
The pike grows big on small fry.
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