Need is a bad negotiator.
More Icelandic Proverbs:
You can't complain about the sea if you suffer shipwreck for the second time.Icelandic
Hunger, work, and sweat are the best herbs.
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A greasy kitchen; a will with not much in it.
Icelandic
All old sayings have something in them.
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Bad birds seldom bring good weather.
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Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating.
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