Swedish Proverb
Swedish Proverb
eyes
Eyes that do not cry, do not see
divides doubles friendship joy
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.
buys himself steals
He who buys what he doesn't need steals from himself
bucket holds throw until water whether
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water
picking rose roses time
If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime.
double half joy shared sorrow
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
advice neighbors sweep
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors
beard head wisdom
Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard
breaks moment
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
man poor rains spoon
When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon
blind both carries lame man progress proverbs
When a blind man carries a lame man both go forward.
gives proverbs small worry
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.