Great Throughts Treasury

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Norwegian Proverbs

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"He is wise who learns at another's expense."

"He who recognizes his folly is on the road to wisdom."

"Rest in reason is not time lost."

"A blushing lie is better than the pale truth."

"Better a free bird than a king in captivity."

"Behind the clouds the sky is always blue."

"Don't sell the skin, until you have shot the bear."

"Blood is thicker than water."

"Luck is loaned, not owned."

"The early bird gets the worm."

"He who leaves a good name does not die poor."

"Shameful deeds bring on revenge."

"The coat of truth is often lined with lies."

"The thief thinks everybody steals."

"The best gifts are those which expect no return."

"It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted."

"The stomach is not content with nice words."

"There is no wind that blows right for the sailor who doesn't know where the harbor is."

"Time has strong teeth."

"Tomorrow is the day that idlers get busy."

"What three men know then the whole world knows."

"What's good is often forgotten; what's bad is often hidden."

"Wise men learn at another's expense."

"You may go where you want, but you cannot escape yourself."

"A tied dog does not jump farther than his cord. "

"Better know a little too much than too little. "

"A child's grief is soon put out"

"Child memories will last long. "

"Better let ten guilty ones go free than judging an innocent man"

"Everybody looks at others, and none on himself. "

"Documents do not forget. "

"Everything is good for its own use."

"From nothing comes nothing. "

"From small seeds big trees grow. "

"Great fear and spanking hardly make the boy extremely wise. "

"If the man does not heed time, time does not heed the man"

"Honor the old, teach the young. "

"Everybody's friend is true to none."

"It is easier to learn from the damage of another. "

"The bear and bear hunter are not of the same opinion. "

"Too sharp may be a burden too. "

"Only he who wanders, finds new paths. "

"Respect gives power."

"On the road between the homes of friends, grass does not grow."

"Given counsel is all the same hard to take."

"A bird in the hand is better than ten on the roof."

"A boy's will is the will of the wind."

"A fair face and a foul heart."

"A burning light may go out, a sailing man may drown."

"A fair wind at our back is best."