You can have no more of the fox than his skin.
More Danish Proverbs:
Riches and favour go before wisdom and art.Danish
After one that earns one that wastes.
Danish
You must walk a long while behind a wild goose before you find an ostrich feather.
Danish
One man is born to money, and another to the purse.
Danish
Fine words without deeds go not far.
Danish
Life at court is often a short cut to hell.
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