You must be strong to pull a rope against a stronger.
More Danish Proverbs:
It is best to be off with the old love before you are on with the new.Danish
If a bird knew how poor he was it wouldn't sing so beautifully.
Danish
I would rather see smoke from my own chimney than the fire on another's hearth.
Danish
Give your wife the short knife, and keep the long one for yourself.
Danish
It is not easy to walk upon the devil's ice.
Danish
A barren sow is never kind to pigs.
Danish