Hugg, saa falder Spaaner.Chop, and you will have splinters.
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Naar Hovedet værker da værke alle Lemmer.When the head aches all the limbs ache.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo som vil gjöre et stort Spring, skal gaae vel tilbage.He who would leap high must take a long run.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHovmod gaaer for Fald.Pride will have a fall.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBugen vil intet borge.The belly gives no credit.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGold So var aldrig Griise god.A barren sow is never kind to pigs.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMistanke er for Venskab Gift.Distrust is poison to friendship.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSielden sukker glad Hierte, men tidt leer sorrigfuld Mund.A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesPræsten Bogen, Bonden Plogen.The priest to his book, the peasant to his plough.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDen skal have en lang Skee, der vil söbe af Fad med Fanden.He needs a long spoon that would eat out of the same dish with the devil.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ondt at vogte den Höne som borte vil værpe.It is not easy to guard the hen that lays her eggs abroad.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo der selv vil gjöre sig til Giek, faaer mange til at hjælpe sig.He who would make a fool of himself will find many to help him.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer er ingen Lægedom mod Bagvadskers Bid.There is no cure against a slanderer’s bite.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDyden i Midten, sagde Fanden, han sad imellem to Procuratorer.Virtue in the middle, said the Devil, when seated between two lawyers.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEnhver Fugl synger af sit Næb.Let every bird sing its own note.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo der har mange Jern i Ilden, han faaer somme brændt.He who has many irons in the fire, will let some of them burn.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGodt er at hvile paa giort Gierning.Rest is good after the work is done.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDa begynde Svanerne at synge, naar Raagerne tie.When the rooks are silent the swans begin to sing.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesOfte kommer Regn efter Solskin, og efter Muln klart Veir.Rain comes oft after sunshine, and after a dark cloud a clear sky.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNaar Gaasen troer Ræven, saa vee hendes Hals.When the goose trusts the fox then woe to her neck.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDen er let at lokke, som efter vil hoppe.He is easy to lure, who is ready to follow.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGlad Aftensang giör ofte sorrigfuld Ottesang.A joyous evening often leads to a sorrowful morning.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDersom Hönen ikke kaglede, vidste man ikke hvad hun havde giort.If the hen did not cackle no one would know what she had been about.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGunst og Gave kommer Retten til at rave.Favour and gifts disturb justice.
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