1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 2
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A blind crow may sometimes find a grain of wheat.22.
A blind pigeon may sometimes find a grain of wheat.23.
A bold attempt is half success.24.
A bold man has luck in his train.25.
A boor remains a boor even if sleeping on silken pillows.26.
A boor remains a boor, though he sleep on silken bolsters.27.
A borrowed horse and your own spurs make short miles.28.
A bow long bent at length waxeth weak.29.
A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten child fears a dog.30.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.31.
A child must creep until it learns to walk.32.
A child's back must be bent early.33.
A child's sorrow is short-lived.34.
A clean hand moves freely through the land.35.
A clever man's inheritance is found in every country.36.
A cow is not called dappled unless she has a spot.37.
A cross-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house.38.
A crow is never the whiter for often washing.39.
A crow thinks her own bird fairest.40.
A crowd is not company.