Quotations by Tradizione danese

Rigdom har Sorg, og Armod har Tryghed.

Riches breed care, poverty is safe.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Fagre Ord fryde en Daare, og stundom fuldvis en Mand.

Fair words please the fool, and sometimes the wise.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er let at byde Fanden til Gjæst, men ondt at faae ham af Huset.

It is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hundrede Vogne med Sorg betale ei en Haandfuld Gield.

A hundred waggonsful of sorrow will not pay a handful of debt.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er bedre at see ved Ord end ved Hugg.

Better be convinced by words than by blows.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Alle Baader hiælpe, sagde Soen, hun greb et Myg.

Every little helps, said the sow, when she snapped at a gnat.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Snart og vel ere sielden sammen.

Quick and well seldom go together.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er ei hvert Slags Træ som duer til Træskoe.

Not every wood will make wooden shoes.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Onde Tunger onde Ören, de ene saa gode som de andre.

Between evil tongues and evil ears, there is nothing to choose.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det er en ringe Aarsag, hvorfor Ulven æder Faaret.

It needs but slight provocation to make the wolf devour the lamb.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Ofte bedes det igien som bort kastes.

That which has been thrown away has often to be begged for again.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Tro ei stille Vand og tiende Mand.

Trust not still water nor a silent man.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Alderdom giör mangen hvidere, men ikke bedre.

Age makes many a man whiter, but not better.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Avind var aldrig god Talsmand.

Envy was never a good spokesman.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Lediggang er Fandens Hovedpude.

Idleness is the devil’s bolster.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

“Gak med,” og “see til,” ere to gode Tyende i Bondens Gaard.

”I’ll go myself,” and “I’ll see to it,” are two good servants on a farm.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Den skal endnu födes, der kan befalde alle.

He is not yet born who can please everybody.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Dören lukkes haardt i Laas for sandför Mand.

A truthteller finds the doors closed against him.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

“Det er godt at gjöre med god Rede,” sagde Fanden, han redede sin Moders Haar med en Möghakke.

”It is easy to work with a good comb,” said the devil, when he combed his mother’s hair with a pitchfork.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Naar Krybben er tom rives Hestene.

When the manger is empty the horses fight.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvor Aadselet er, forsamles Örnene.

Where the carrion is, there the eagles gather.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Styr Hest med Bidsel og ond Kone med Kiep.

Govern a horse with a bit, and a shrew with a stick.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Fagerhed uden Tugt—Rose uden Lugt.

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Det man lærer med Skade, husker man længe.

What you learn to your cost you remember long.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857