1,257 Danish Proverbs
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“God comes at last, when we think he is farthest off.”
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“God cometh with leaden feet, but striketh with iron hands.”
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“God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their
nests.”
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“God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it into the
nest.”
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“God gives little folks small gifts.”
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“God gives the will, necessity gives the law.”
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“God help the sheep when the wolf is judge.”
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“God never sends mouths but he sends meat.”
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“God permits the wicked; but not for ever.”
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“God sends men cold according to their clothes.”
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“Gold is gold, though it be in a rogue's purse.”
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“Gold is proved in the fire, friendship in need.”
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“Good corn is not reaped from a bad field.”
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“Good counsel is no better than bad counsel, if it be not taken in
time.”
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“Good counsel will not rot, if it be got in dry.”
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“Good never comes too often.”
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“Govern a horse with a bit, and a shrew with a stick.”
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“Great lords have long hands, but they do not reach to heaven.”
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“Great lords will have much, and poor folk can give but little.”
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“Grey hairs are death's blossoms.”
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“Had it not been for an if, the old woman would have bitten a
wolf.”
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“Hair by hair and the head gets bald.”
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“Hair does not grow faster by being pulled.”
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“Hang the young thief, and the old one will not steal.”
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“Happy he who can take warning from the mishaps of others.”
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