Swedish Proverb
Swedish Proverb
beard head wisdom
Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard
breathe chew eat fear good hope love talk whine yours
Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours
higher knees sorrow
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees
bucket holds throw until water whether
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water
man poor rains spoon
When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon
divides doubles friendship joy
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.
both dew falls love
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies
double half joy shared sorrow
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow
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
breaks moment
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
eyes
Eyes that do not cry, do not see
advice neighbors sweep
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors
gives proverbs small worry
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.