390 Swedish Proverbs / Page 5
81. Don't get scaled by the gruel of another.
82. Don't judge the dog from its hairs.
83. Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.
84. Don't look a horse that was given to you in the mouth.
85. Don't scald your lips on another's soup.
86. Don't sell the fur until the bear has been shot.
87. Don't sit among scoffers.
88. Don't think about the pig until it's in the poke.
89. Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
90. Don't throw out the child with the bathwater.
91. Don't throw pearls to the swine.
92. Don't wake the bear that sleeps.
93. Don't weep over spilled milk.
94. Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
95. Empty barrels are the noisiest.
96. Empty barrels make the most noise.
97. Envy is the companion of great success.
98. Envy is the truest form of flattery.
99. Even a blind dove finds a grain of wheat at times.
100. Even after the accusation or rumour has been refuted, a suspicion nonetheless lingers.