Search in folklore: prove, page 568

43576 results

A barren sow is never kind to pigs.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A young man idle, an old man needy.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man, old, olderness

It is best to trust to two anchors.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Hope deferred makes the heart sick.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about hope, heart

Precipitate counsel--perilous deed.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about moral

A rich wife is a source of quarrel.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wife, wealth

Gifts should be handed, not thrown.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about gifts

In still water the worms are worst.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water

A crow thinks her own bird fairest.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

God gives little folks small gifts.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about gifts, god

A rod is better than a fox's brush.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It takes many words to fill a sack.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about word

He that inquires much, learns much.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Who leaves a son isn't really dead.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Wise care keeps what it has gained.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Riches breed care, poverty is safe.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wealth, poverty

Every fox looks after his own skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

As a man dresses so is he esteemed.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Better blow hard than burn yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Big words seldom go with good deeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about deeds, word, good, good luck