None reaches further than his arms reach.
More Faroese Proverbs:
Haste often causes nasty things.Faroese
It's better to be prepared than swift afterwards.
Faroese
If a Dane first has come into the room, more Danes will probably follow.
Faroese
There lies often falsehood beneath a pretty skin.
Faroese
The knifeless man is a lifeless man.
Faroese
It is good to wait for a man that is alive.
Faroese