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.