1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 57
1121.
That which is unsaid, may be spoken; that which is said, cannot be unsaid.1122.
That which must be, will be.1123.
That which one most forehets soonest comes to pass.1124.
That's but an empty purse which is full of other men's money.1125.
Thaw reveals what has been hidden by snow.1126.
The absent are always to blame.1127.
The aged in council, the young in action.1128.
The aged in council--the young in action.1129.
The air is no less blue because the blind man doesn't see it.1130.
The anvil does not fear a good sledge-hammer.1131.
The belly gives no credit.1132.
The best advice is found on the pillow.1133.
The best manure is under the farmer's shoe.1134.
The bird once out of hand is hard to recover.1135.
The bow may be bent until it breaks.1136.
The branch is seldom better than the stem.1137.
The branch must be bent early that is to make a good crook.1138.
The chair on which a Dane is sitting is beautifully decorated.1139.
The child who gets a stepmother also gets a stepfather.1140.
The church is an anvil which has worn out many hammers.