Quotations by Tradizione danese

Stakkarl er Staadder værst, naar han Magt fanger.

No one so hard upon the poor as the pauper who has got into power.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvad skal Spurve i Tranedands, deres Been ere saa korte.

Sparrows should not dance with cranes, their legs are too short.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den som Hönen föder, bör at have Ægget.

He who feeds the hen ought to have the egg.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvo der kommer paa Söen, maa enten seile eller synke.

He that is once at sea, must either sail or sink.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Stagrende Mand skal sig ved Kiep stöde.

A tottering man must lean upon a staff.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man kan nöde en Mand til at blunde, men ikke til at sove.

You may force a man to shut his eyes, but not to sleep.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man kan ei seile hvorhen man vil, men hvor Vinden blæser.

You cannot sail as you would, but as the wind blows.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den fede So veed ei hvad den sultne lider.

The fat sow knows not what the hungry sow suffers.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Sammen söge Sellige, et skabbet Ög og et sandigt Dige.

Like seeks like—a scabbed horse and a sandy dike.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Loven er ærlig, Holden er besværlig.

To promise is easy, to keep is troublesome.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Een Nar giör flere.

One fool makes many.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Han skal skrige höit, som vil skræmme Fanden.

He must cry loud who would scare the devil.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Gammel Green bryder naar den skal böies.

The old branch breaks when it is bent.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er for sildigt at raabe Kat, naar Flæsket er ædt.

It is too late to cry cat, when the bacon is eaten.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Bedre er tösser maalt, end eengang og galt.

Better twice measured than once wrong.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Raad efter Skaden er som Lægedom efter Döden.

Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Drukken Mands Glæde er tidt ædru Mands Sorg.

The drunken man’s joy is often the sober man’s sorrow.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man skal Sæd fölge, eller Land flye.

Follow the customs, or fly the country.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den ene Stodder lider ikke at den anden har to Poser.

One beggar likes not that another has two wallets.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Dersom Skiægget gialdt, kunde Giedebukken præke.

If the beard were all, the goat might preach.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Der er ingen Ild som jo haver nogen Smög.

There is no fire without smoke.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Krukken gaaer saa længe til Kilde, til hun faaer knæk.

The pitcher goes so often to the well that it gets broken at last.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvem der vil hænge sig, finder nok en Strikke.

He who would hang himself is sure to find a rope.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den skal have rene Fingre som en andens Næse vil snyde.

He must have clean fingers who would blow another’s nose.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857