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A headstrong man and a fool may wear the same cap.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Advice to a fool goes in one ear and out the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about advice

Fair words please the fool, and sometimes the wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about word

Advice to a fool goes in at one ear and out at the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about advice

A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Luck sometimes visits a fool, but never sits down with him.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, good luck

To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about moral, water

One fool may ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

He who would make a fool of himself will find many to like him.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

If you play with the fool at home, he will play with you abroad.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, contentment

Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth

Many a fool might pass for a wise man if he would only keep his mouth shut.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

There is no need to fasten a bell to a fool, he is sure to tell his own tale.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fairy tales, need

He is a fool that praises himself, and he a madman that speaks ill of himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

To every fool his cap.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

There is a fool at every feast.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about feast

All too good is neighbours fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about good, good luck

All too good is every man's fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about good, good luck, man

A fool may give a wise man counsel.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about moral, man