1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 52
1021.
One would rather be bitten by wolves than by sheep.1022.
Onions, smoke and women bring tears to your eyes.1023.
Onions, smoke, and a shrew, make a good man's eyes water.1024.
Opportunity makes the thief.1025.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door.1026.
Opportunity only knocks once.1027.
Other times, other folk.1028.
Out of sight out of mind.1029.
Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.1030.
Out of the fulness of the heart the mouth speaketh.1031.
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee.1032.
Peace and a well-built house cannot be bought too dearly.1033.
Peace feeds, war wastes; peace breeds, war consumes.1034.
Peace must be bought even at a high price.1035.
People must eat, even were every tree a gallows.1036.
Pheasants are fools if they invite the hawk to dinner.1037.
Philosophy bakes no bread.1038.
Physicians rarely take medicine.1039.
Poor relations have little honour.1040.
Power often goes before talent.