Tradizione danese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Vare Tanker Tingsvidne, da blev mangen, ærlig Mand til en Skielm.If thoughts were legal witnesses, many an honest man would be proved a rogue.
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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.
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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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