1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 65
1281.
There is no need to fasten a bell to a fool, he is sure to tell his own tale.1282.
There is no use in blowing a fire that burns well.1283.
There is no virtue in a promise unless it be kept.1284.
There is nothing new under the sun.1285.
There were never fewer nobles than when all would be so.1286.
There's many a knave concealed under a surplice.1287.
There's many a slip, 'Twixt the cup and the lip.1288.
They are most cheated who cheat themselves.1289.
They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them.1290.
They must stand high who would see their own destiny.1291.
They who do not wash well, do not bleach well.1292.
Things never go so well that someone should have no fear, nor so bad that someone should have no hope.1293.
Those who climb high, often have a fall.1294.
Though the ass may carry a sack of gold, it nevertheless feeds on thistles.1295.
Though the bird may fly over your head, let it not make its nest in your hair.1296.
Though the bird's in the net It may get away yet.1297.
Though you teach a wolf the paternoster, he will say "Lamb! Lamb!"1298.
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, look upon him as an elephant.1299.
Three women and a goose make a market.1300.
Throw no stones at a sleeping dog.