Danish Proverbs (1412 Proverbs)
- He that desires but little has no need of much.
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- He must have clean fingers who would blow another's nose.
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- He is my friend that succoureth me, not he that pitieth me.
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- Hang the young thief, and the old one will not steal.
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- God never sends mouths but he sends meat.
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- Fools are like other folks as long as they are silent.
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- Every one finds sin sweet and repentance bitter.
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- Drive not too many ploughs at once, some will make foul work.
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- Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure.
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- Between evil tongues and evil ears, there is nothing to choose.
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- Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.
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- Beauty without honesty is like a rose without perfume.
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- An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone.
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- A young man married is a young man marred.
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- A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.
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- A penny in time is as good as a dollar.
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- A customary railer is the devil's bagpipe, which the world danceth after.
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- A goose drinks as much as a gander.
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- A drunken may soon be made to dance.
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- A beautiful face is admired even when its owner doesn't say anything.
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- He that deals in dirt has ay foul fingers.
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- He must cry aloud who would scare the devil.
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- He is my friend that grindeth at my mill.
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- Hair does not grow faster by being pulled.
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- God help the sheep when the wolf is judge.
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- Food tastes best when you eat it with your own spoon.
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- Every man must go to the mill with his own sack.
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- Drive not away what never came near you.
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- Daylight will come, though the cock do not crow.
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- Better walk unshackled in a green meadow, than be bound to a thorn-brush.
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- Better is the evil known than the good which is yet to know.
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- At court they sell a good deal of smoke without fire.
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- An evil deed has a witness in the bosom.
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- A young man idle, an old man needy.
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- A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.
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- A pair of light shoes is not all that is needed for dancing.
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- A lord without land, is like a cask without wine.
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- A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.
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- A drunkard can be a sheep, a monkey or a lion.
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- A bold man has luck in his train.
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- He that dares not venture must not complain of ill luck.
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- He must be pure who would blame another.
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- He is most likely to spill who holds the vessel in his hand.
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- Hair by hair and the head gets bald.
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- God gives the will, necessity gives the law.
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- Flattery is sweet food for those who can swallow it.
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- Every man must carry his own sack to the mill.
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- Don't throw away dirty water before you have more clean water.
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- Damage suffered makes you knowing, but seldom rich.
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- Better walk on wooden legs, than be carried on a wooden bier.
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- Better is the branch that bends, than the branch that breaks.
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- Ask advice of your equals, help of your superiors.
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- Always to be sparing is always to be in want.
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- A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.
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- A small bolt to the house is better than none at all.
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- A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
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- A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud.
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- A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair.
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- A donkey that carries a lot of books is not necessarily learned.
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- A blind pigeon may sometimes find a grain of wheat.
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- He that dallies with his enemy gives him leave to kill him.
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- He must be ill-favoured who scares the devil.
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- He is most cheated who cheats himself.
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- Had it not been for an if, the old woman would have bitten a wolf.
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- God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests.
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- Fish and guests smell at three days old.
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- Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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- Don't stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds.
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- Crooked iron may be straightened with a hammer.
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- Better to have something yourself, than to beg of your sister.
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- Better in an old carriage than in a new ship.
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- As water runs towards the sword money towards the rich man's hand.
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- Alms do not empty the purse, and a mass does not exhaust the day's duty.
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- A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.
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- A slip of the foot may soon be recovered; but that of the tongue perhaps never.
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- A meagre compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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- A lazy boy and a warm bed are difficult to part.
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- A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
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- A dog is a dog whatever his colour.
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- A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.
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