Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.
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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
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
The scraping hen will get something; the crouching hen nothing.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about nothing
While the great bells are ringing no one hears the little ones.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
One hair of a maiden's head pulls harder than ten yoke of oxen.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
Speak little of your ill luck, and boast not of your good luck.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about good luck, bad luck, good
