1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 60
1181.
The goose that has lost its head no longer cackles.1182.
The grass is always greener on the other side.1183.
The greater the fear the nearer the danger.1184.
The ground is always frozen for the lazy swine.1185.
The hen flies not far unless the cock flies with her.1186.
The hen is ill off when the egg teaches her how to cackle.1187.
The hen lives by pickings, as the lion by prey.1188.
The herb patience does not grow in every man's garden.1189.
The heron blames the water because he cannot swim.1190.
The horse must go to the manger, and not the manger to the horse.1191.
The horse that you love draws more than four oxen.1192.
The is worthy of sweets, who has tasted bitters.1193.
The issue of all contention is uncertain.1194.
The laggard cow gets the sour grass.1195.
The Lord will not fail to come, though he may not come on horseback.1196.
The man loves with his head, the woman thinks with her heart.1197.
The man who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.1198.
The man who is born in a stable is not a horse.1199.
The master derives from his art.1200.
The miller is never so drunk that he forgets to take his dues.