Danish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,257 Danish Proverbs
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“It has been blowing hard--the dirt has been blown into high
places.”
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“It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head.”
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“It is a bad hen that lays her eggs away from the farm.”
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“It is a bad sheep that is too lazy to carry its own fleece.”
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“It is a bad well that need water to be carried to it.”
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“It is a base thing to tear a dead lion's beard off.”
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“It is a bold mouse that makes her nest in the cat's ear.”
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“It is a great art to laugh at you own misfortune.”
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“It is a lazy bird that will not build its own nest.”
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“It is a poor horse that is not worth his oats.”
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“It is a poor roast that gives no dripping.”
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“It is an ill turn that does no good to any one.”
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“It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.”
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“It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to
swallow it and be burnt.”
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“It is as cheap sitting as standing.”
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“It is as much intemperance to weep too much, as to laugh too
much.”
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“It is as well to be naked as to have no covering.”
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“It is bad for puppies to play with bear-cubs.”
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“It is bad iron in which there is no steel.”
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“It is bad to be between two fires.”
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“It is bad to lean against a falling wall.”
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“It is best to be off with the old love before you are on with the
new.”
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“It is best to be on the safe side.”
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“It is best to play with equals.”
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“It is best to trust to two anchors. [Have two strings to your
bow.]”
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