To live long is to suffer long.
More Danish Proverbs:
Let a dog get at a dish of honey, and he will jump in with both legs.Danish
He does not live in this world that can skin a grindstone.
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He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning.
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Many kiss the child for the nurse's sake.
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It is hard to glean after a niggardly husbandman.
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A full belly dances better than a fine coat.
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