Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Det er godt at være Præst om Paaske, Barn om Faste, Bonde om Juul, Föl om Hösten.It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time.
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Tre Ting giöre ikke godt uden Hugg: Valnödtræet, Asenet, og en ond Qvinde.There are three things from which no good can be got without a beating: a walnut-tree, a donkey, and a shrew.
Translation in the cited editionTradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Read the saying and check its sourcesHvad man med Synd faaer, det med Sorg gaaer.That which comes with sin, goes with sorrow.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesFattige Frænder faae liden Hæder.Poor relations have little honour.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEnhver Fugl har sine Fieder behov.Every bird needs its own feathers.
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