1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 35
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If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill.682.
If God bids thee draw, he will find thee a rope; if he bids thee ride, he will find thee a horse.683.
If God give not bushelfuls, he gives spoonfuls.684.
If it is to be luck, the bull may as well calve as the cow.685.
If lies are to find credence, they must be patched with truth.686.
If lies were Latin, there would be many learned men.687.
If the beard meant everything, the goat would preach.688.
If the beard were all, goats could preach.689.
If the beard were all, the goat might preach.690.
If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his eyes.691.
If the cat had wings all sparrows would die.692.
If the hen did not cackle no one would know what she had been about.693.
If there are no nightingales one must settle for owls.694.
If there is room in your heart there is room in your house.695.
If thoughts were legal witnesses, many an honest man would be proved a rogue.696.
If you build according to every man's advice, you will have a crooked house.697.
If you cannot get the bird, get one of its feathers.698.
If you cannot heal the wound, do not tear it open.699.
If you have learnt to wait, you may be Queen of Sweden.700.
If you have no money, be polite.