Swedish Proverb
Swedish Proverb
eyes
Eyes that do not cry, do not see
breaks moment
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
character friend good invited misfortune
One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune
becomes doctor doctors fills good
No one becomes a good doctor before he fills a churchyard
double half joy shared sorrow
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
both dew falls love
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies
divides doubles friendship joy
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.
buys himself steals
He who buys what he doesn't need steals from himself
gives proverbs small worry
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.
man poor rains spoon
When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon
beard head wisdom
Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard
blind both carries lame man progress proverbs
When a blind man carries a lame man both go forward.
buy steal
If you buy what you don't need, you steal from yourself
advice neighbors sweep
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors