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A rich wife is a source of quarrel.
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A rickety chair will not long serve as a seat.
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A rod is better than a fox's brush.
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A royal heart is often hid under a tattered cloak.
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A scald head need strong lye.
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A short cut is often a wrong cut.
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A short rest is always good.
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A silent man's words are not brought into court.
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A silly song may be sung in many ways.
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A slight suspicion may destroy a good repute.
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A slip of the foot may soon be recovered; but that of the tongue
perhaps never.
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A small bolt to the house is better than none at all.
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A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.
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A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that
burns you.
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A smooth tongue is better than smooth locks.
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A sow may find an acorn as well as a hog.
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A sow may whistle, though it has an ill mouth for it.
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A sparrow suffers as much when it breaks its leg as does a
Flanders horse.
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A stepmother has a hard hand.
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A stern chase is a long chase.
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A thankless man never does a thankful deed.
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A thief does not willingly see another carry a basket.
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A thief thinks every man steals.
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A threatened man lives long, if he can get bread.
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A timid man has little chance.
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A tottering man must lean upon a staff.
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A truth-teller finds the doors closed against him.
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A truth-telling woman has few friends.
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A willing helper does not wait until he is asked.
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A wise falcon hides his talons.
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A wise head hath a close mouth to it.
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A wise head makes a close mouth.
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A wise lawyer never goes to law himself.
Source: (Danish)
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A woman may be ever so old, if she take fire she will jump.
Source: (Danish)
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A woman's first counsel is the best.
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A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.
Source: (Danish)
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A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.
Source: (Danish)
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A young man idle, an old man needy.
Source: (Danish)
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A young man married is a young man marred.
Source: (Danish)
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A young preacher, a new hell.
Source: (Danish)
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Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.
Source: (Danish)
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According to his pinions the bird flies.
Source: (Danish)
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Act honestly, and answer boldly.
Source: (Danish)
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on
the hill.
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Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on
the hill.
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Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all
our nobles.
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Advice after injury is like medicine after death.
Source: (Danish)
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Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Source: (Danish)
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Advice to a fool goes in at one ear and out at the other.
Source: (Danish)
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After one that earns one that wastes.
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