75 Faroese Proverbs / Page 3
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Nothing ventured, nothing won.42.
Old ones are good at councelling.43.
Old ravens are not easy to fool.44.
See the guest out if you want to see him again.45.
Small birds lay small eggs.46.
Small boats sail, as well as ships.47.
Small fish are better than empty dishes.48.
Swimming is easy if someone holds your head above water.49.
The blind one asked the naked guy to lead him on.50.
The child does not cry as long as it has its way.51.
The coward falls.52.
The crow thinks best of her own chickens.53.
The dead man's heirs are many, but not his brothers.54.
The dog is as his master.55.
The food we grow ourselves, is fit.56.
The knifeless man is a lifeless man.57.
The one who derides others, gets derided too.58.
The thief believes that everybody steals.59.
There are misfortunes in almost every family.60.
There is always something the matter with a bad child.