Lend to God and the earth – they both pay good interest.

More Swedish Proverbs

• Away is good but home is best.
• As the master sleeps, the servant dreams.
• Constant sunshine makes a desert.
• It is never too late.
• Don’t put stones on a burden.
• Poor memory is better than bad memories.
• Don’t light a fire for the crows.
• Speak with farmers like farmers speak, and with the educated in latin.
• Empty barrels are noisiest.
• Easily caught, easily lost.
• The sun also has its spots.
• What matter if I suffer, if only my neighbor suffers too.
• Easier hides a wise man his wisdom than a fool his madness.
• Even a small star shines in the darkness.
• He who builds and he who marries are never safe.
• A child is a certain sorrow and uncertain joy.
• The pillow is the best adviser.
• Do not make a hen out of a feather.
• The loss on the swings is won back on the merry-go-round.
• Nothing is new under the sun.
• If you give someone a finger he wants the whole hand.
• One should not bow before stupidity merely because it is old.
• It is darkest before dawn.
• Money cannot buy happiness.
• As old people sing, young people tweet.
• Old love never rusts.
• It is not one person’s fault if two people quarrel.