Great Throughts Treasury

"No night is so long that day will not follow it."

"A bark does not hurt you."

"A barking dog does not bite."

"A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush."

"A child is like an axe; even if it hurts, you still carry them on your shoulders."

"A child who is loved has many names."

"A cat lives on praise, a dog by pats on the head."

"A child unwilling to be taught must learn to dig trenches."

"A laughing ermine eats a goodly cobbler while the weasel dances to his own tune."

"A little bit of experience is better than a barrel full of knowledge."

"A loaf of fresh baked bread brings happiness to even devils."

"A fat man is a lazy man."

"A fool boasts of his horse, a madman of his wife, the skillfulness of his children."

"A good bell is heard from far, a bad one still further."

"A Finn doesn’t believe before he has seen."

"A good deal for two, is a clip on the ears of a third."

"A good one gives from the little he has, a bad one not even from his plentiful."

"A honey pot often contains wasps."

"A master has their master too."

"A man without a wife is like a field without a fence."

"A man is valued by his work, not his words."

"A man by his word, an bull by its horn."

"A pessimist will not get disappointed."

"A poke in the eye for those, who dwell on the past."

"A month from a skylark, a half from a finch, a little from a wagtail and not a day from a swallow."

"A married man has many sorrows -- an unmarried man has one more."

"A new day shows a new way."

"A mother-in-law who farts during the supper foretells a good harvest."

"A sauna -- the poor man's pharmacy."

"A sauna makes a woman most beautiful one hour after the bath."

"A ring round the sun for rain, a ring round the moon for fine weather."

"A priest with lice in his beard brings bad luck everywhere he travels."

"A small candle can light up the darkest forest."

"A small fire in the hearth is better than fleas in the bed."

"A spot in gold and a fault in a wise man are soon visible."

"A snot-nose may grow up to be a man; but he who laughs without cause, never."

"A tiny morsel is a feast to the starving man."

"A soldier's no boor though no gentleman either."

"A tree is recognized by its fruit."

"A tree is climbed from its base."

"A wife who cannot cook puts the blame on the pots."

"A town takes your money though your pockets be empty."

"A willing helper comes without asking."

"A woman becomes her most beautiful, one hour after taking a sauna."

"Accidents happen unexpected."

"A widow, like a widower, is a house without a roof."

"A wife who farts during the supper hour foretells a thunderstorm."

"A youth who does not work hard, will be begging will he is old."

"After the rain, fine weather."

"Actions have consequences."