More Danish Proverbs
The church is near, but the way is icy, The tavern is far, but I will ...
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Bed is the poor man's opera...
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread...
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Go and wake up your cook...
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He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds...
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Other Proverbs
He who keeps his own secret avoids much mischief....
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He'll swear through an inch board....
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A man may cause his own dog to bite him....
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A hungry clown is half mad....
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When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel....
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Your friend has a friend; don't tell him
- Danish Proverb