It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burnt down.

Det er for sildigt at slaae Vand paa Asken, naar Huset er brændt.

It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burnt down.

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