Proverbs and old sayings, page 619

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Drive not too many ploughs at once, some will make foul work.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about work

A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children, fire, fire brigade

He that says what he should not, will hear what he would not.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The air is no less blue because the blind man doesn't see it.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about air, blind, man

Great lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The teeth often bite the tongue, still the two stay together.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Little children, little sorrows; big children, great sorrows.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children

He who can sit upon a stone and feed himself should not move.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

One who is afraid of asking questions is ashamed of learning.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The poor man seeks only a crumb, then finds he still hungers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

All water flows into the ocean or into the purse of the rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, water

It is only the blind who ask why they are loved who are fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about blind

It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about lie, suffering, truth

What is gotten over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about devil

Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about good, good luck, contentment

Kill no more than you can salt, or you will have tainted meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about contentment

Woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house

Better to have something yourself, than to beg of your sister.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Love's plant must be watered with tears, and tended with care.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about tears, love

A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heart