1492 Danish Proverbs
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"Almost a hit," said the boy as he threw the stone at his dog and hit his stepmother's leg.
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"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.
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"I am a judge of cresses," said the peasant, as he was eating hemlock.
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"I'll go myself," and "I'll see to it," are two good servants on a farm.
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"If `almost' did not exist," said the woman, "than I would have shot a hare."
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"It is easy to work with a good comb," said the devil, when he combed his mother's hair with a pitchfork."
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"It is not for my own sake," said the fox, "that I say there is a good goose-green in the wood."
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"It will come back," said the man, when he gave his sow pork.
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"Ladies have ladies' whims." said crazy Ann, when she draggled her cloak in the gutter.
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"Own kin are the worst friends," said the fox, when he saw the foxy dogs after him.
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"Peter, I am taking a ride," said the goose, when the fox was running into the wood with her.
12. !['Almost' does not push a man off his horse.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Almost' does not push a man off his horse.
13. ![A bad hair cut is two people's shame.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad hair cut is two people's shame.
14. ![A bad horse eats as much as a good one.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad horse eats as much as a good one.
15. ![A bad tree does not yield good apples.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad tree does not yield good apples.
16. ![A bad wife wishes her husband's heel turned homewards, and not his toe.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad wife wishes her husband's heel turned homewards, and not his toe.
17. ![A barren sow is never kind to pigs.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A barren sow is never kind to pigs.
18. ![A beautiful face is admired even when its owner doesn't say anything.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beautiful face is admired even when its owner doesn't say anything.
19. ![A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.
20. ![A bird never flew on one wing.. Danish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird never flew on one wing.
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