118 Icelandic Proverbs / Page 5
81.
On the ladder to success there is always somebody on the rung above you and who uses your head to steady himself.82.
On thin ice everybody have the same strength.83.
One droops before one dies.84.
One enemy is too many; 100 friends are far too few.85.
One half our fatherlands is the ocean.86.
Our good life sure is there for us, unless we learned some bad conduct in our home as children.87.
People come where people are.88.
Pissing in your shoes won't keep your feet warm for long.89.
She who dances with the chimney sweeper will eventually end up black.90.
Sin is not perfect until one prides oneself on it.91.
Slow and sure.92.
Speak the truth, but keep one hand on the sword.93.
Speak what needs to be said, or stay silenth.94.
Spoken words cannot be taken back.95.
Strong legs are needed to carry good days.96.
Sweet is the smell from your own ass.97.
Talk doesn't plow the field.98.
Tell me who you walk with, and I'll tell you who you are.99.
The generous and bold have the best lives.100.
The man is as good as the day is long.