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| Danish Proverb - A
A bad hair cut is two people's shame.A bad horse eats as much as a good one.A bad tree does not yield good apples.A bad wife wishes her husband's heel turned homewards, and not his toe.A barren sow is never kind to pigs.A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.A blind pigeon may sometimes find a grain of wheat.A bold attempt is half success.A bold man has luck in his train.A boor remains a boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters.A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles.A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog.A child must creep until it learns to walk.A child's back must be bent early.A child's sorrow is short-lived.A clean hand moves freely through the land.A clever man's inheritance is found in every country.A cow is not called dappled unless she has a spot.A cross-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house.A crow is never the whiter for often washing.A curse will not strike out an eye, unless the fist go with it.A deaf auditor makes a crazy answerer.A dog is a dog whatever his colour.A drunken may soon be made to dance.A fair exchange brings no quarrel.A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent.A fair skin often covers a crooked mind.A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.A fool is like other men as long as he is silent.A fool laughs when others laugh.A fool only wins the first game.A foul mouth must be provided with a strong back.A friend's faults may be notices, but not blamed.A full belly dances better than a fine coat.A full stomach praises Lent.A full vessel must be carried carefully.A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs.A golden key opens every door except that of heaven.A good handicraft has a golden foundation.A good king is better than an old law.A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair.A goose drinks as much as a gander.A greedy mill grinds all kinds of corn.A green Christmas makes a fat churchyard.A hard bit does not make the better horse.A head is not to be cut off because it is scabby.A headless army fights badly.A hearth of your own is worth gold.A hundred waggonsful of sorrow will not pay a handful of debt.A hungry dog and a thirsty horse take no heed of blows.A joyous evening often leads to a sorrowful morning.A large fire often comes from a small spark.A lazy boy and a warm bed are difficult to part.A lean calf forgets to skip.A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud.A little stone may upset a large cart.A lord without land, is like a cask without wine.A man cannot carry all his kin on his back.A man conducts himself abroad as he has been taught at home.A man dances all the same, though he may dance against his will.A man does not always aim at what he means to hit.A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself.A man is bound by his word, an ox with a hempen cord.A man is not a lord because he feeds off fine dishes.A man must keep his mouth open a long while before a roast pigeon files into it.A man often kisses the hand he would like to see cut off.A man who is not spoken of is not abused.A man's character reaches town before his person.A man's will is his heaven.A man's word is his honour.A meagre compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.A modest dog seldom grows fat.A naughty child must be roughly rocked.A neighbour's eye is full of jealousy.A pair of light shoes is not all that is needed for dancing.A penny in time is as good as a dollar.A pet child has many names.A pleasant think never comes too soon.A poor man has few acquaintances.A poor man's joy has much alloy.A priest's pocket is not easily filled.A rich child often sits in a poor mother's lap.A rich wife is a source of quarrel.A rickety chair will not long serve as a seat.A rod is better than a fox's brush.A royal heart is often hid under a tattered cloak.A scald head need strong lye.A short cut is often a wrong cut.A short rest is always good.A silent man's words are not brought into court.A silly song may be sung in many ways.A slight suspicion may destroy a good repute.A small bolt to the house is better than none at all.A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.A smooth tongue is better than smooth locks.A sow may find an acorn as well as a hog.A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a Flanders horse.A stepmother has a hard hand.A thankless man never does a thankful deed.A thief thinks every man steals.A threatened man lives long, if he can get bread.A timid man has little chance.A tottering man must lean upon a staff.A truth-teller finds the doors closed against him.A truth-telling woman has few friends.A willing helper does not wait until he is asked.A woman may be ever so old, if she take fire she will jump.A woman's first counsel is the best.A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.According to his pinions the bird flies.Act honestly, and answer boldly.Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our nobles.Advice after injury is like medicine after death.Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.Advice to a fool goes in at one ear and out at the other.After one that earns one that wastes.After pleasant scratching comes unpleasant smarting.Age is a sorry travelling companion.Age makes many a man whiter, but not better.All are not good cooks who carry long knives.All but saves many a man.All hairy skins must not be singed.All keys hang not at one woman's girdle.All who snore are not asleep.All wish to live long, but none to be called old.All women are good Lutherans, they would rather preach than hear mass.Almost kills no man.Alms do not empty the purse, and a mass does not exhaust the day's duty.Along in counsel, alone in sorrow.Always to be sparing is always to be in want.An empty cellar makes an angry butler.An evil deed has a witness in the bosom.An evil eye can see no good.An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone.An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him.An ill-tempered dog has a scarred nose.An ill-tempered woman is the devil's door-nail.An old error has more friends than a new truth.An old fool is worse than a young simpleton.An old man's sayings are seldom untrue.An old wolf is not scared by loud cries.An unpleasant guest is as welcome as salt to a sore eye.Another man's burden is always light.Another man's horse and your own whip can do a great deal.Another year will bring another Christmas.Art and knowledge bring bread and honour.Art is art, even though unsuccessful.As a man dresses so is he esteemed.As the man is, so is his speech.As the master is, so are his men.As the old ones sing, the young ones twitter.As the virtue in the tree, such is the fruit.As water runs towards the sword money towards the rich man's hand.Ask advice of your equals, help of your superiors.At court they sell a good deal of smoke without fire. |
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