Quotations by Tradizione danese

Fred og velbygget Huus kjöbes ei for dyrt.

Peace and a well-built house cannot be bought too dearly.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Naar lade Heste ville afsted, gamle Qvinder dandse, og hvide Skyer regne, da er intet Ophör.

When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Mager Kalv glemmer at springe.

A lean calf forgets to skip.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Fattig Mands Kæde haver mange Ulæde.

A poor man’s joy has much alloy.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Arne Bande bider bedst.

The curse on the hearth wounds the deepest.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det spörger en Blind om, hvorfor den elskes som er smuk.

It is only the blind who ask why they are loved who are fair.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den skal see ilde ud, som skal kyse Fanden.

He must be ill-favoured who scares the devil.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det förste Raad af en Qvinde er det bedste.

A woman’s first counsel is the best.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Giör saa i Dalen, at du frygter ei hvo staaer paa Valden.

Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Som de Gamle siunge saa tviddre de Unge.

As the old ones sing, the young ones twitter.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man har ei længer Fred end Naboen vil.

You cannot have peace longer than your neighbour chooses.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lög og Rög og en ond Qvinde komme god Mands Öine til at rinde.

Onions, smoke, and a shrew, make a good man’s eyes water.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hæng den unge Tyv, saa stiæler den gamle ikke.

Hang the young thief, and the old one will not steal.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Vor Herre kommer nok, om han end ikke kommer til Hest.

The Lord will not fail to come, though he may not come on horseback.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Naar man er i Sækken, skal man ud af Munden eller af Bunden.

When a man is in a sack, he must get out at the mouth or at the bottom.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den som vel kan tigge, kan lade sine Penge ligge.

He who knows how to beg may leave his money at home.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Bedre er Held end hundrede Mark.

Luck is better than a hundred marks.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Venlige Ord og faa ere Qvinders Pryd.

Kind words and few are a woman’s ornament.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvo der vil æde Kjernen, faae bryde Skallen.

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Vee vorde ondt Öie.

Woe be to an evil eye.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er ei for Koens Bedste, at hun kommer op at age.

It is not for the good of the cow when she is driven in a carriage.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den Hund man skal nöde til Skovs, beder ikke mange Dyr.

The dog that is forced into the woods will not hunt many deer.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Længe lever truet Mand, om han fanger Bröd.

A threatened man lives long, if he can get bread.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Til Nabotrætte bære flere Ild end Vand.

When neighbours quarrel, lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857