1053 sayings with source references.
Alt voxer Rakketand, mens gammel Hund bider Been.The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesTrang og Nöd bryde Tro og Ed.Want and necessity break faith and oaths.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er dyrt Smör som slikkes af en Hegle.It is dearbought butter that is licked off a woolcomb.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesVenners Feil maa man mærke, men ei laste.A friend’s faults may be noticed, but not blamed.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDen der har Glastag paa sit eget Huus, maa ikke kaste Steen paa andres.He who has a glass roof on his own house, must not throw stones at others’.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet staaer ikke til Hunde, naar Hors skal döe.It does not depend upon the dog when the horse shall die.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDen Vei er ond at kiende, som Skibet löber i Havet.It is hard to track the path the ship follows in the ocean.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ikke godt at skride paa Fandens Iis.It is not easy to walk upon the devil’s ice.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesAlle see hans bolde Arm, ingen seer hans slunkne Tarm.Every one sees his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet som er taugt kan siges; det som er sagt kan ei ties.That which is unsaid, may be spoken; that which is said, cannot be unsaid.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er en lad Fugl, der ei gider bygge sin egen Rede.It is a lazy bird that will not build its own nest.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet höieste Bierg at komme over er Dörtærskelen.The most difficult mountain to cross is the threshold.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesLuen er ikke langt fra Rögen.The flame is not far from the smoke.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDeilig er Frugten som Dyden er i Træet.As the virtue in the tree, such is the fruit.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesIld og Halm giör snar Lue.Fire and straw soon make a flame.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesEnhver Tosse mener, han er klog nok.Every fool thinks he is clever enough.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesLykken banker ofte paa, Tossen lader hende ved Dören staa.Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHver hörer helst sin egen Lov.Every man likes his own praise best.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesStakket Hund, kuldet Ko, og liden Mand ere gierne hovmodige.A little dog, a cow without horns, and a short man, are generally proud.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ilde for Hönen, naar Ægget vil lære hende at kagle.The hen is ill off when the egg teaches her how to cackle.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er godt at stange under anden Mands Blus.It is easy to poke another man’s fire.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet ene Sværd holder det andet i Skeden.One sword keeps another in the scabbard.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ondt Jern, som ikke er Staal udi.It is bad iron in which there is no steel.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo der gaaer i Dands, see til hvem han tager i Haand.When you go to dance, take heed whom you take by the hand.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sources