Swedish Proverbs (101-118)

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Weeds grow best in good ground.

Where sin drives, shame sits in the back seat.

Old shoes need much wax.

In calm water every ship has a good captain.

No one thinks of the snow that fell last year.

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No one is so tall that he has not sometimes stretched himself.

In war all suffer defeat, even the victors.

Fear is greater than danger.

Each one thinks much of his own wisdom,
therefore the world is full of fool.

A lazy thief is better than a lazy servant.

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Old people have always new pains.

Small people often live in big houses.

No thief steals love, but love often makes thieves.

A tree bears fruit even if stones are thrown at it.

The sun shines even into a little room.

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The stomach is the workshop of the body.

Don't throw away the old bucket until
you know whether the new one holds water.

Many make themselves a dog for the sake of a bone.

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Dust is still dust, no matter how near to heaven it has blown. ~ Swedish Proverb [16344]

16q, QOTD,

A peacock has too little in its head, too much in its tail. ~ Swedish Proverb [15232]

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Even the smallest of stars shines in the darkness. ~ Swedish Proverb [16399]

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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

Remain a child so that your children may always love you. ~ Swedish Proverb [18228]

Photo by English: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
[Public domain],
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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

Water is thinner than blood. ~ Swedish Proverb [19196]

Alternate version:

Blood is thicker than water. ~ Common English usage

16q, QOTD,

By doing nothing, we learn to do ill. ~ Swedish Proverb [15963]

16q, QOTD,

Those who wish to sing, always find a song. - Swedish Proverb [19028]

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Neither hat nor crown ever held up against a headache. ~ Swedish Proverb [17824]

16q, QOTD,

In war, all suffer defeat, even victors. ~ Swedish Proverb [17328]

16q, QOTD,

No thief steals love, but love often makes thieves. ~ Swedish Proverb [17884]

16q, QOTD,

One must learn to make others happy if one wants to be happy. ~ Swedish Proverb [18058]

Photo by Mikael Häggström
Public Domain

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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

War makes thieves and peace hangs them. ~ Swedish Proverb [19189]

16q, QOTD,

We should remember to think well and speak well of one another. ~ Swedish Proverb [19213]

16q, QOTD,

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~ Swedish Proverb [16599]

Summer Clouds
CC Curran
Public Domain

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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent. ~ Swedish Proverb [15809]

Robert Lewis Reid
Public Domain

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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,

The pine cone does not fall far from the tree. ~ Swedish Proverb [18558]

Every mile is twice as long in winter. — Swedish proverb

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A shadow is a feeble thing but no sun can drive it away. — Swedish proverb

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Being young is a fault which improves daily.~ Swedish Proverb [15843]

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