More Swedish Proverbs
- He who enters the game must endure it.
- Better to flee than to fence poorly.
- All methods are good except for the bad ones.
- While there is life there is hope.
- He who has long fingers should also have long legs.
- The end justifies the means.
- You must learn to crawl before you can walk.
- When it rains manna from heaven, the poor one does not have a spoon.
- One should not change horses in the middle of the stream.
- Morning hour has gold in its mouth.
- Such father, such son.
- Each person is the forger of his own happiness.
- What is unclearly said is unclearly thought.
- It is better to free someone guilty than to convict someone innocent.
- A place for each thing and each thing in its place
- Where there is modesty there is virtue.
- He who always knows best never learns.
- We all start out as children.
- Don’t set about mountains when there are pebbles.
- You are always closest to yourself.
- A friend’s slap has honest intentions, your enemies’ kisses are meant to deceive.
- No smoke without fire..
- In a small house God has his corner, in a large house He has to stand in the hall.
- One shouldn’t buy a pig in a sack.
- The truth comes forward in wine.
- A woman is the last judge of the man.
- Blood is thicker than water.