Speak the truth, but keep one hand on the sword.
More Icelandic Proverbs:
An unlucky girl may make a good woman.Icelandic
He who knows only few things, has little to forget.
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A fall bodes a lucky journey from the house but not toward it.
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Much always longs for more.
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Every story has two sides and every song has twelve versions.
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She who dances with the chimney sweeper will eventually end up black.
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