Proverbs and old sayings Danish, page 36

1481 proverbs and old sayings danish

Every man must carry his own sack to the mill.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Honeyed speech often conceals poison and gall.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The used plough shines, standing water stinks.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water

Luck has much for many, but enough for no one.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, good luck

Better a friend's bite than an enemy's caress.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about enemies

To be a fool at the right time is also an art.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about art, magic, rightness, time

Gold is gold, though it be in a rogue's purse.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

No one gets into trouble without his own help.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about problems, help

More people know Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about people

It is easy to sit at the helm in fine weather.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about weather

The waggon must go whither the horses draw it.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Better a little furniture than an empty house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house

A rickety chair will not long serve as a seat.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A drunkard can be a sheep, a monkey or a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Better one cow in peace than seven in trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about problems, peace

A gross belly does not produce a refined mind.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about mind

No one knows the parson better than the clerk.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He is nearest to God who has the fewest wants.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about god

Father and mother are kind, but God is kinder.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about mother, god

The fall of a leaf is a whisper to the living.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about salary, fall