You can take the ox to the river, but begging it won’t make it drink.
More Faroese Proverbs:
Wool is the gold of the Faroes.Faroese
As we are egged on, we rage.
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Nothing ventured, nothing won.
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Burnt child fears the fire.
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It's the owner of the cow who walks close to her tail.
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Old ravens are not easy to fool.
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