When it rains on the priest, it dribbles on the bellringer. another: You can tell a louse by its walk.

More Danish Proverbs

• An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.
• He who gives to me teaches me to give.
• God feeds the birds that use their wings.
• When love is not madness, it is not love.
• No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.
• From a fallen tree, all make kindling.
• Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.
• Tomorrow is often the busiest time of the year.
• The dog’s kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.
• Age may wrinkle the face, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
• Drink nothing without seeing it Sign nothing without reading it.
• Love and poverty are hard to conceal.
• A good neighbour is better than a brother far off.
• Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.
• Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker.
• If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.
• To the good listener, half a word is enough.
• Don’t judge things and people based on their look.
• Children are a poor man’s wealth.
• A good example is like a bell that calls many to church.
• A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.
• Life without a friend is death without a witness.
• To have a woman is bad; to lose her is worse.
• They are most cheated who cheat themselves.
• Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel.
• Don’t throw away dirty water before you have more clean water.
• To own is to fear.