Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
blame pure
He must be pure who would blame another
falsehood prosper suffer truth
It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood
abuse cowardly dead enemy fly living
It is cowardly to fly from a living enemy or to abuse a dead one
child hand heart mother takes
Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart
elephant enemy regard size though
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, regard him as an elephant
bigger man neither nor smaller
From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller
bad child cries fine pig
Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries , and you will have a fine pig and a bad child
best knows water
He knows the water best who has waded through it
beard goats preach
If the beard were all, goats could preach
fool help himself
He who would make a fool of himself will find many to help him
far leap run
He who would leap far must first take a long run
beg home knows leave purse
He who knows how to beg may leave his purse at home
ashamed asking learning
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning
afraid ashamed asking
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.