Quotations by Tradizione danese

Een Svale giör ingen Sommer.

One swallow don’t make a summer.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Liden Vinding smager vel.

Small profits are sweet.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvo der haver Giekken i Ærmet, der vil han alt kige ud.

If a man has folly in his sleeve, it will be sure to peep out.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Kys er Kiærligheds bud.

Kisses are the messengers of love.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Der hvor Lov slipper bör Hæder at möde.

Where law lacks, honour should eke it out.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Han kommer og frem, der ager med Stude.

Even he gets on who is drawn by oxen.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er en ond Haand, der ei vil sit Hoved værge.

It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Een imod een, og to imod Fanden.

One to one, and two to the devil.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Konst og Lære giver Bröd og Ære.

Art and knowledge bring bread and honour.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Munden taler tidt det Halsen maa gielde.

The mouth often utters that which the head must answer for.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Medens Hundene veire, löber Haren ad Skoven.

While the dogs yelp, the hare flies to the wood.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Saa kan man böie Bue, at den brister.

The bow may be bent until it breaks.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Daarligt er at frygte det man ei kan flye.

It is folly to fear what one cannot avoid.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man skal ei forsmaae gamle Venner eller gamle Veie.

Old friends and old ways ought not to be disdained.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man maa bære sit Kors med Taalmodighed, sagde Manden, han tog sin Kone paa Ryggen.

We must bear our cross with patience, said the man when he took his wife on his back.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Af liden Gnist kommer ofte stor Ild.

A large fire often comes from a small spark.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den som er bidt af en Snog er bange for en Aal.

He who has been bitten by a snake is afraid of an eel.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Tal sagte om din Skade, og roes ikke din Lykke.

Speak little of your ill luck, and boast not of your good luck.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man skal længe gaae bag en Vildgaas för man hitter en Strudsfieder.

You must walk a long while behind a wild goose before you find an ostrich feather.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hungrig Hund og törstig Hest passer ei om Hugg.

A hungry dog and a thirsty horse take no heed of blows.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er ei hvert Sviin Kragen vil ride.

It is not every hog that the crow will ride.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lögn og Dravel giver ond Avel.

Lies and gossip have a wretched offspring.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Gud bedre Faarene naar Ulven er Dommer.

God help the sheep when the wolf is judge.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den leer bedst som leer sidst.

He who laughs last, laughs best.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857