1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 22
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Few words are best.422.
Fields have eyes and woods have ears.423.
Fine linen often conceals scabby skin.424.
Fine words butter no parsnips.425.
Fine words without deeds go not far.426.
Fingers were made before forks.427.
Fire and straw soon make a flame.428.
Fire and water are good servants but bad masters.429.
Fish and guests smell at three days old.430.
Fish and guests stink after three days.431.
Flattery is sweet food for those who can swallow it.432.
Flowers are the pledges of fruit.433.
Follow the customs, or fly the country.434.
Food tastes best when you eat it with your own spoon.435.
Fools are like other folks as long as they are silent.436.
For a good dinner and a gentle wife you can afford to wait.437.
Fortune often knocks at the door, but the fool does not invite her in.438.
Fortune rarely brings good or evil singly.439.
Frequent washing makes not the crow whiter.440.
Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.