26 Swedish Proverbs
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“A peacock has too little in its head, too much in its tail.”
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“Advice should be viewed from behind.”
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“Empty barrels make the most noise.”
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“Eyes that do not cry, do not see.”
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“Fact is stranger than fiction.”
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“Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe
more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good
things will be yours.”
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“Fear may force a man to cast beyond the moon.”
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“He who cannot keep silence cannot speak.”
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“Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies.”
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“One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited
in misfortune.”
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“Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.”
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“Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps
of your neighbors.”
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“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.”
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“The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own
arm.”
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“Those who wish to sing always find a song.”
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“Thou are a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling.”
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“Thou hast a head and so hath a pin.”
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“Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.”
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“What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.”
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“What can you expect from a pig but a grunt?”
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“What can't be alter'd must be borne, not blamed.”
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“When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward.”
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“When the blind man carries the lame man, both go forward.”
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“Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard.”
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“Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.”
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