Han skal være skiær som en anden vil skielde.He must be pure who would blame another.
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Jo kiærere Barn, jo skarpere Riis.The dearer the child, the sharper must be the rod.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ondt at gabe mod en Ovns Mund.It is useless to gape against an oven.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesStore Herrer have lange Hænder, men de naae ikke til Himlen.Great lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGodt Haandværk har en gylden Grund.A good handicraft has a golden foundation.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEen Skilling er bedre paa Land, end ti paa Havet.One penny is better on land than ten on the sea.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEt lidet Muln kan skiule baade Sol og Maane.A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFagre Börn qvæde fagre Viser.Pretty children sing pretty songs.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBedre at være fri Fugl end fangen Konge.Better to be a free bird than a captive king.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDrukken Mand kan snart komme op at dandse.A drunken man may soon be made to dance.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIngen er mere döv end den som ikke vil höre.None so deaf as those who won’t hear.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBedre sildig end aldrig.Better late than never.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMan maa tage suur Sild af onde Gieldinger.Of bad debtors you may take spoilt herrings.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMan fylder för Maven paa en Skalk end Öiet.It is easier to fill a rogue’s belly than his eye.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBarn skal krybe til det lærer at gaae.A child must creep until it learns to walk.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe flye ei Alle, som vende Ryggen.It is not all who turn their backs that flee.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er ondt at giöre Ild paa kold Arne.It is hard to make a fire on a cold hearth.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMangen er god Ven, men ond Grande.Many a man is a good friend but a bad neighbour.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNaar Stolen raver bliver der ei længe Sæde af.A rickety chair will not long serve as a seat.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesUkrud forgaaer ikke.Weeds never die out.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMan skal ei bide den Hund igien som bider.Bite not the dog that bites.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo kommer först til Mölle, faaer först malet.He who comes first to the mill is first served.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHan skal have Fingre af Jern, som Fanden vil flaae.He must have iron fingers who would flay the devil.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMölleren er Aldrig saa drukken, at han glemmer at tolde.The miller is never so drunk that he forgets to take his dues.
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