Quotations by Tradizione danese

Blomster er Frugtens Fæstepenge.

Flowers are the pledges of fruit.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Faa have Lykken, alle have Döden.

Few have luck, all have death.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lad din Hustru have den stakkede Kniv, og hav selv den lange.

Give your wife the short knife, and keep the long one for yourself.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man skal ei bære Segel i Anden Mands Korn.

Take not your sickle to another man’s corn.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Man bliver ei snarere skiden end af Skarn.

Meddle with dirt and some of it will stick to you.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Præstesæk er ond at fylde.

A priest’s pocket is not easily filled.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den som vil gienne en anden over tre Gierder, maa selv over de to.

He who would drive another over three dikes must climb over two himself.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Enhver er sin Lykkes Smed.

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Silde Bod er sielden god.

Late repentance is seldom worth much.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Bedre er dyrt at kiöbe, end ilde at svelte.

It is better to buy dearly than to hunger direly.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det qvemmer bedre at skrabe Osten end skrælde den.

It is better to scrape the cheese than to peel it.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

“Peder, sagde Gaasen, “jeg ager,” der Ræven löb ad Skoven med hende.

”Peter, I am taking a ride,” said the goose, when the fox was running into the wood with her.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Der er mange Dage i Aaret, og end flere Maaltider.

There are many days in the year, and still more meals.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Store Herrer ville have meget, og fattigt Folk kan lidet give.

Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lide og bie, lyde og lære, hjelper fattig Barn til Ære.

Suffering and patience, obedience and application, help the lowly born to honour.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Han skal have meget Smör, som skal stoppe hver Mands Mund.

He must have plenty of butter, who would stop everybody’s mouth.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Jo mere Frygt, jo nærmere Skaden.

The greater the fear, the nearer the danger.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Laant Hest og egen Sporer giör korte Mile.

A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Uglen mener hendes Börn ere de fagerste.

The owl thinks her children the fairest.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Tre Qvinder og een Gaas gjöre et Marked.

Three women and a goose make a market.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

En So kan saa vel finde et Agern, som en Galt.

A sow may find an acorn as well as a hog.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det Ord som er talt, sletter man ikke ud med en Svamp.

Words once spoken cannot be wiped out with a sponge.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Nyt er altid kiært, Gammelt er stundom bedre.

The new is always liked, though the old is often better.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Gift din Sön naar du vil, din Datter naar du kan.

Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857