A hundred waggonsful of sorrow will not pay a handful of debt.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about sadness
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He who has many irons in the fire, will let some of them burn.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade
Luck taps at the door and inquires whether prudence is within.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about prudence, bad luck, good luck
He drives a good waggonful into his farm who gets a good wife.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wife, good, good luck
Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
He who builds to every man's advice will have a crooked house.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about advice, home, house, man
Every one sees his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about intelligence
The dog that is forced into the woods will not hunt many deer.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about praise, face
Give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about things, devil
If a man has folly in his sleeve, it will be sure to peep out.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
The chair on which a Dane is sitting is beautifully decorated.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
Don't throw away dirty water before you have more clean water.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water, contentment
Despise not a small wound, a poor kinsman, or an humble enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about enemies
The miller is never so drunk that he forgets to take his dues.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
That bench is well adorned that is filled with virtuous women.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
He who loves sorrow, will always find something to mourn over.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about sadness
If lies are to find credence, they must be patched with truth.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about truth
Many men are like clocks that show one hour and strike another.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
Let the blood be ever so thin, it is always thicker than water.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about blood, water
