Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
beg home knows leave purse
He who knows how to beg may leave his purse at home
ashamed asking learning
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning
afraid ashamed asking
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
gives teaches
He who gives to me teaches me to give.
egg feeds hen ought
He who feeds the hen ought to have the egg
best knows water
He knows the water best who has waded through it
blame pure
He must be pure who would blame another
hart house room
If there is room in your hart there is room in your house
poverty riches
If you can keep yourself with poverty you have no need of riches
envy ill
If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill
sausage
The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage
light serious together
The light and the serious go well together