Better a poor horse than an empty stall. Better half a loaf than none at all. Better a little furniture than an empty house.

Bedre er svang Hest end tom Grime. Bedre er halvt Bröd end Alt mist. Bedre er lidet Boskab end tomt Huus.

Better a poor horse than an empty stall. Better half a loaf than none at all. Better a little furniture than an empty house.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

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.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Hvad man med Synd faaer, det med Sorg gaaer.

That which comes with sin, goes with sorrow.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Fattige Frænder faae liden Hæder.

Poor relations have little honour.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857

Enhver Fugl har sine Fieder behov.

Every bird needs its own feathers.

Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857