1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 9
161. A woman's first counsel is the best.
162. A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.
163. A young foal and an old horse draw not well together.
164. A young man idle, an old man needy.
165. A young man married is a young man marred.
166. A young preacher, a new hell.
167. Abstinence and fasting cure many a complaint.
168. According to his pinions the bird flies.
169. Act honestly, and answer boldly.
170. Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
171. Act so in the valley, that you need not fear those who stand on the hill.
172. Adam got a hoe, and Eve got a spinning-wheel, and thence come all our nobles.
173. Advice after injury is like medicine after death.
174. Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
175. Advice to a fool goes in at one ear and out at the other.
176. Advice to a fool goes in one ear and out the other.
177. After one that earns one that wastes.
178. After pleasant scratching comes unpleasant smarting.
179. Age is a sorry travelling companion.
180. Age makes many a man whiter, but not better.