Den Gaas kiækker höit, der har en god Gasse.The goose that has a good gander cackles loudly.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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Tanden bider ofte Tungen og dog bliver de eens.The tooth often bites the tongue, and yet they keep together.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe ere ikke alle gode Stegere som bær lange Knive.All are not good cooks who carry long knives.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTiende Mands Ord komme ei til Tinge.A silent man’s words are not brought into court.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTre ere onde i Huus: Rög, Regn og en ond Qvinde.Smoke, rain, and a scolding wife, are three bad things in a house.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHolder man ei Kieppen til, agter Hunden intet Bud.It is the raised stick that makes the dog obey.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesTidt gaaer Retten frem som Pungen veier til.Justice oft leans to the side where the purse pulls.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBedre er een Ko med Ro end syv med Uro.Better one cow in peace than seven in trouble.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet er godt at være kostfri af en andens Pung.It is easy to be generous out of another man’s purse.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesRust æder Jern og Avind æder sig selv.Rust consumes iron, and envy consumes itself.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesArm er den Muus som kun har et Hul.It is a poor mouse that has but one hole.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDet kommer op i Tö (som) man fjæler i Snö.Thaw reveals what has been hidden by snow.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFaa Qvinder graaner for Mandens Död.Few women turn grey because their husband dies.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHan er ikke bedre der holder end den der flaaer.He that holds is no better than he that scourges.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAlle ville længe leve, men Ingen vil gammel hedde.All wish to live long, but none to be called old.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer kommer ofte Ild i Spotterens Huus.The scoffer’s own house is often on fire.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDen skal staae paa et höit Bierg, der skal see sin Skiebne til Ende.He must stand high that would see the end of his own destiny.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAlvor og Gammen kunne bedst sammen.Earnestness and sport go well together.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAlt leer folsk Mand, naar Anden leer.A fool laughs when others laugh.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHvo som vil röre i Skarn, faaer og lugte det.If you will stir up the mire, you must bear the smell.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesDer ere tre onde Naboer: store Floder, store Herrer, og Alfarvei.There are three bad neighbours: great rivers, great lords, and great roads.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHvem der skammer sig ved at spörge, skammer sig ved at lære.He who is ashamed of asking, is ashamed of learning.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGaaer Lykkens Vogn vel, da hænge Skam og Avind ved Hiulene.When fortune’s chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesJo ædlere Blod, jo mindre Hovmod.The nobler the blood the less the pride.
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