The laggard cow gets the sour grass.
More Danish Proverbs:
The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it.Danish
Few women turn grey because their husband dies.
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Truth is bitter food.
Danish
Though you teach a wolf the paternoster, he will say "Lamb! Lamb!"
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When one foot stumbles, the other is near falling.
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When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.
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