No one so hard upon the poor as the pauper who has got into power.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about power
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43575 proverbs and old sayings
Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about life, good, good luck
It is good to lend to God and to the soil--they pay good interest.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about interest, good, good luck, god
What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heart, man
Rain comes oft after sunshine, and after a dark cloud a clear sky.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about dark, rain, sky
Do not keep secret from your friend what your enemy already knows.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about secret, enemies
From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about shadow, praise, man
That is poor help that helps you from the feather-bed to the straw.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about help, contentment
Give your wife the short knife, and keep the long one for yourself.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wife
He who does look before him, must take misfortune for his earnings.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
Fie upon thee, how black thou art! said the kettle to the saucepan.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about magic, art
He who has a white horse and a fair wife is seldom without trouble.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about problems, wife
You must judge a maiden at the kneading trough, and not in a dance.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about judges, dance, contentment
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, regard him as an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about enemies
He who waits for a dead man's shoes is in danger of going barefoot.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about danger, man
It is vain to fish without a hook, or learn to read without a book.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fishing
It is best to trust to two anchors. [Have two strings to your bow. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
The sky is not the less blue because the blind man does not see it.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about sky, blind, man
It is not for the good of the cow when she is driven in a carriage.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about good, good luck
God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it into the nest.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about food, god
