118 Icelandic Proverbs / Page 3
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God helps those who help themselves.42.
Gold and green woods.43.
Gold glitters in what is thrown away.44.
Hate not the man, but the weakness.45.
He that would hang his dog gives out first that he is mad.46.
He who knows only few things, has little to forget.47.
He who lives without discipline dies without honor.48.
He who puts giants to flight rapidly advances.49.
His door already has the hard part of the journey behind him.50.
Hunger, work, and sweat are the best herbs.51.
Iceland is the best land on which the sun shines.52.
If one calls in the forest will one get a response.53.
If only the wind would turn before I go home, said the woman rowing against the wind.54.
If the icy snow carries you at midsummer, then we can expect a late spring.55.
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.56.
If you get lost in an Icelandic forest, simply stand up and you will find your way.57.
If you travel for a day, take bread for a week.58.
If you wish to know what a man is, make him king.59.
It is better one time to see things than one hundred times to hear about them.60.
It is better to be a master in a cottage than servant in a castle.