Danish Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
1,257 Danish Proverbs
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“Before a man learns to hang he is half dead.”
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“Better a friend's bite than an enemy's caress.”
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“Better a little furniture than an empty house.”
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“Better a little in peace and with right, than much with anxiety
and strife.”
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“Better a poor horse than an empty stall.”
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“Better a salt herring on your own table, than a fresh pike on
another man's.”
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“Better an open enemy than a false friend.”
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“Better ask twice than lose your way once.”
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“Better be convinced by words than by blows.”
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“Better blow hard than burn yourself.”
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“Better coarse cloth than naked thighs.”
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“Better come late to church than never.”
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“Better cross an angry man than a fasting man.”
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“Better half a loaf than none at all.”
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“Better in an old carriage than in a new ship.”
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“Better is the branch that bends, than the branch that breaks.”
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“Better is the evil known than the good which is yet to know.”
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“Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.”
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“Better make a short circuit than to wet your hose.”
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“Better no law, than law not enforced.”
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“Better one cow in peace than seven in trouble.”
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“Better something on the arm than all in the stomach.”
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“Better spare at the brim that at the bottom.”
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“Better suffer for truth, than prosper by falsehood.”
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“Better the child cry than the old man.”
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