More Swedish proverbs
Easily caught, easily lost.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb One learns as long as one lives.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb To speak is silver, to keep silent is gold.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb To dare is to lose your foothold for a moment, to not dare is to lose yourself.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Don’t set about mountains when there are pebbles.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Midsummer night is not long but it sets many cradles rocking.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Money opens all gates but heaven’s.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb He laughs best who laughs last.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Don’t cross the stream to find water.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb The more chefs, the worse the soup.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Children do as you do, not as you say.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Cookie searches for a wife.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb The exception confirms the rule.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail.
Swedish ProverbSwedish Proverb Don’t sell the fur until the bear has been shot.
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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