Danish Proverbs (1412 Proverbs)
- 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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- He that cuts above himself, will get splinters in his eye.
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- He must be a clever host that would take the devil into his hostelry.
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- He is little suited to be a baker, whose head is made of butter.
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- Don't praise the bread that is not out of the oven.
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- God feeds the birds that use their wings.
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- Fie upon thee, how black thou art! said the kettle to the saucepan.
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- Every man has his lot, and a wide world before him.
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- Don't sail out farther than you can row back.
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- Counsel after action is like rain after harvest.
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- Better to deny at once, than to promise long.
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- Better half a loaf than none at all.
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- As the virtue in the tree, such is the fruit.
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- Almost a hit, said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.
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- A woman may be ever so old, if she take fire she will jump.
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- A slight suspicion may destroy a good repute.
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- A man's character reaches town before his person.
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- A lass that has many wooers often fares the worst.
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- A good king is better than an old law.
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- A curse will not strike out an eye, unless the fist go with it.
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- A barren sow is never kind to pigs.
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- He that boasteth of himself affronteth his company.
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- He loves me as the devil loves holy water.
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- He is easy to lure, who is ready to follow.
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- Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.
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- God cometh with leaden feet, but striketh with iron hands.
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- Few women turn grey because their husband dies.
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- Every man carries an enemy in his own bosom.
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- Donkeys only come to the court to carry bags.
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- Children and fools Shouldn't play with edged tools.
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- Better to be a free bird than a captive king.
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- Better cross an angry man than a fasting man.
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- As the master is, so are his men.
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- All wish to live long, but none to be called old.
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- A wise head hath a close mouth to it.
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- A single bag of money is stronger than two bags of truth.
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- A man who is not spoken of is not abused.
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- A large fire often comes from a small spark.
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- A good example is like a bell that calls many to church.
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- A crow is never the whiter for often washing.
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