Danish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,257 Danish Proverbs
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“After pleasant scratching comes unpleasant smarting.”
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“Age is a sorry travelling companion.”
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“Age makes many a man whiter, but not better.”
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“Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the
soul.”
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“All are not good cooks who carry long knives.”
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“All but saves many a man.”
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“All hairy skins must not be singed.”
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“All keys hang not at one woman's girdle.”
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“All keys hang not on one girdle.”
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“All who snore are not asleep.”
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“All wish to live long, but none to be called old.”
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“All women are good Lutherans, they would rather preach than hear
mass.”
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“All women may be won.”
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“Almost kills no man.”
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“Alms do not empty the purse, and a mass does not exhaust the
day's duty.”
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“Along in counsel, alone in sorrow.”
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“Always to be sparing is always to be in want.”
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“An empty cellar makes an angry butler.”
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“An evil deed has a witness in the bosom.”
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“An evil eye can see no good.”
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“An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone.”
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“An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him.”
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“An ill-tempered dog has a scarred nose.”
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“An ill-tempered woman is the devil's door-nail.”
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“An old error has more friends than a new truth.”
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