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188 Finnish Proverbs



1. A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.. Finnish Proverb. A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.

2. A cat lives on praise, a dog by pats on the head.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. A Finn doesn´t believe before he has seen.

5. A good bell is heard from far, a bad one still further.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. A little bit of experience is better than a barrel full of knowledge.

8. A man is valued by his work, not his words.. Finnish Proverb. A man is valued by his work, not his words.

9. A man without a wife is like a field without a fence.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. A new day shows a new way.

13. A sauna -- the poor man's pharmacy.. Finnish Proverb. A sauna -- the poor man's pharmacy.

14. A sauna makes a woman most beautiful one hour after the bath.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. 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.. Finnish Proverb. A soldier's no boor though no gentleman either.

17. A town takes your money though your pockets be empty.. Finnish Proverb. A town takes your money though your pockets be empty.

18. A widow, like a widower, is a house without a roof.. Finnish Proverb. A widow, like a widower, is a house without a roof.

19. A willing helper comes without asking.. Finnish Proverb. A willing helper comes without asking.

20. Actions have consequences.. Finnish Proverb. Actions have consequences.

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