One droops before one dies.
More Icelandic Proverbs:
One enemy is too many; 100 friends are far too few.Icelandic
Fertile is water that runs under lava.
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His door already has the hard part of the journey behind him.
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Money makes monkeys of men.
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The generous and bold have the best lives.
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The revenge that is postponed is not forgotten.
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