Great lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven.
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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
Kill no more than you can salt, or you will have tainted meat.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
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
A hundred waggonsful of sorrow will not pay a handful of debt.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about sadness
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
