When the host smiles most blandly he has an eye to the guest’s purse.
Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Naar Verten leer gladest, da mener han Giæstens Pung.
When the host smiles most blandly he has an eye to the guest’s purse.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
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