1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 40
781. 
It is hard to live in Rome and strive against the Pope.
782. 
It is hard to lure hawks with empty hands.
783. 
It is hard to make a fire on a cold hearth.
784. 
It is hard to pay for bread that has already been eaten.
785. 
It is hard to sail without wind, and to grind without water.
786. 
It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
787. 
It is hard to track the path the ship follows in the ocean.
788. 
It is no child's play when an old woman dances.
789. 
It is no disgrace to be poor, but it can be inconvenient.
790. 
It is no use hiding from a friend what is known to an enemy.
791. 
It is not all gold that glitters.
792. 
It is not all who turn their backs that flee.
793. 
It is not easy to guard the hen that lays her eggs abroad.
794. 
It is not easy to know your butter in another man's cabbage.
795. 
It is not easy to pluck hairs from a bald pate.
796. 
It is not easy to sting a bear with a straw.
797. 
It is not easy to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling.
798. 
It is not easy to walk upon the devil's ice.
799. 
It is not every hog that the crow will ride.
800. 
It is not every man that can carry a falcon on his hand.
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