Man faaer ei meer af Ræven end Bælgen.You can have no more of the fox than his skin.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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Hvem der saaer Penge, höster Armod.He who sows money, will reap poverty.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDen Ene jager, den Anden æder Haren.One hunts the hare, and another eats it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGuds Raadkammer har ingen Nögle.To God’s council-chamber there is no key.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesLögn reiser om for hun vil voxe.Falsehood travels and grows.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMan skal skue en Pige i et Trug Deig, og ikke i en Springedands.You must judge a maiden at the kneading trough, and not in a dance.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBær Asenet en Guldsæk, det æder dog Tidsel.Though the ass may carry a sack of gold, it nevertheless feeds on thistles.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHielp dig selv da hielper dig Gud.Help yourself, and God will help you.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesMennesket spaaer, Gud raa’er.Man proposes, God disposes.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGiör ærligen, og svar diærveligen.Act honestly, and answer boldly.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesNye Viser höres helst.New songs are liked the best.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTidt vil den du sætter paa din Axel, sidde paa dit Hoved.He that you seat upon your shoulder will often try to get upon your head.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesNaar det skal være Held, kælver Tyren saa godt som Koen.If it is to be luck, the bull may as well calve as the cow.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAvind kommer ikke i öde Huus.Envy does not enter an empty house.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er godt at sove paa heelt Skind.It is good to sleep on a whole skin.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet kommer vel der skee skal.That which must be, will be.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er godt at raade naar Lykken er med.It is easy to manage when fortune favours.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVel begyndt er halv fuldendt.Well begun is half done.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesSkal Lögnen troes, da maae den flikkes med Sandhed.If lies are to find credence, they must be patched with truth.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEn andens Hest og egen Svöbe, kan meget taale.Another man’s horse and your own whip can do a great deal.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesFattig Mand söger om Maden, den Rige om Lyst til at æde den.The poor man seeks for food, the rich man for appetite.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo der vil Honning slikke, maa ikke ræddes for Bier.He who would steal honey, must not be afraid of bees.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesMan faaer det for gode Ord, som man mister for onde.You may gain by fair words what may fail you by angry ones.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo alle tiene vil, faaer Tak af Ingen.He who would serve everybody gets thanks from nobody.
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