188 Finnish Proverbs
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A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.2.
A cat lives on praise, a dog by pats on the head.3.
A child is like an axe; even if it hurts, you stil carry them on your shoulders.4.
A Finn doesn´t believe before he has seen.5.
A good bell is heard from far, a bad one still further.6.
A good deal for two, is a clip on the ears of a third.7.
A little bit of experience is better than a barrel full of knowledge.8.
A man is valued by his work, not his words.9.
A man without a wife is like a field without a fence.10.
A married man has many sorrows -- an unmarried man has one more.11.
A month from a skylark, a half from a finch, a little from a wagtail and not a day from a swallow.12.
A new day shows a new way.13.
A sauna -- the poor man's pharmacy.14.
A sauna makes a woman most beautiful one hour after the bath.15.
A snotnose may grow up to be a man; but he who laughs without cause, never.16.
A soldier's no boor though no gentleman either.17.
A town takes your money though your pockets be empty.18.
A widow, like a widower, is a house without a roof.19.
A willing helper comes without asking.20.
Actions have consequences.