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He who digs a pit for someone else, often falls into it himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

I suspected this might happen, said the one that was kicked out.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

There's no hurry, said the shoemaker, he had gruel with his awl.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Praise makes the good man better, blame makes the bad one worse.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about praise, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, man

Charity does not lessen you, going to church does not hinder you.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about obstacles, charity, contentment

When the blind one carries the lame one, both of them gets ahead.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about blind

That our hands show signs of our work, is nothing to be ashamed of.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about astrology, work, nothing

Who wants to have something good, will have to seek it where it is.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about good, good luck

A piece of bread in the pocket is better than a feather in the hat.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about god

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about end

A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about need, love

Who does not want to work in the heat, will have to starve in the cold.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about work

If it weren't for my need to fill my belly, I would have gilded my arm.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about need

The ring of gold is never so red that it is not dispensed with for breads.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

A successful writer has a good memory and hopes that others do not have it.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about writers, memory, good, good luck

If you are among the roses, your friends will look for you among the thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about contentment

The strongest among the disabled is the one who never forgets his disability.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about water, old, olderness, contentment