You may force a man to shut his eyes, but not to sleep.
More Danish Proverbs:
Fine words butter no parsnips.Danish
No one so hard upon the poor as the pauper who has got into power.
Danish
In the ant's house, the dew is a flood.
Danish
He that lies down with the dogs, will get up with fleas.
Danish
He who builds to every man's advice will have a crooked house.
Danish
Hope deferred makes the heart sick.
Danish