1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 3
41. A curse will not strike out an eye, unless the fist go with it.
42. A cursed cur should be short tied.
43. A customary railer is the devil's bagpipe, which the world danceth after.
44. A deaf auditor makes a crazy answerer.
45. A deaf husband and a blind wife will always make a happy couple.
46. A dog is a dog whatever his colour.
47. A donkey that carries a lot of books is not necessarily learned.
48. A drunkard can be a sheep, a monkey or a lion.
49. A drunken may soon be made to dance.
50. A drunken night makes a cloudy morning.
51. A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
52. A fair exchange brings no quarrel.
53. A fair exchange is no robbery.
54. A fair face will get its praise, though the owner keep silent.
55. A fair skin often covers a crooked mind.
56. A fat man is worthless in the fields.
57. A fool is like all other men as long as he remains silent.
58. A fool is like other men as long as he is silent.
59. A fool laughs when others laugh.
60. A fool only wins the first game.