We are all well placed, said the cat, when she was seated on the bacon.
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A bad wife wishes her husband's heel turned homewards, and not his toe.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about husband, wife, bad luck, bad
He who eats cherries with gentlemen risks getting the pips in his nose.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade, contentment
Misfortune sits on a rich man's lap but grabs the throat of the pauper.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, man
The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness
He who lets another sit on his shoulder will soon have him on his head.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
Good counsel is no better than bad counsel, if it be not taken in time.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about moral, time, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
When a man is in a sack, he must get out at the mouth or at the bottom.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
Alms do not empty the purse, and a mass does not exhaust the day's duty.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about duty, day
When the cook is roasting for the butler, woe to the master's wine-cask.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about kitchen, wine
Walk till the blood appears on the cheek, but not the sweat on the brow.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about blood
I'll go myself, and I'll see to it, are two good servants on a farm.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about good, good luck
Better a daughter that has been slept on than a son who has been hanged.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
When neighbours quarrel, lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water
A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about proudness, man
He who builds according to every man's advise will have a crooked house.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, man
He who would drive another over three dikes must climb over two himself.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
He who sows peas on the highway does not get all the pods into his barn.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about envy, shame, wealth
