Long Burn

Swedish Proverbs

Do not judge all you see, do not believe all you hear, do not do all you can, do not say all you know, do not eat all you have, and let no one know what you have in your heart or in your wallet.

All are not men that wear trousers.
Serious and pleasure thrive together.
Big legal processes make well dressed lawyers and naked parties.
Alder fences don't last more than a year.
Not all who fold their hands pray.
Old men carry the almanac in their bones.
Empty barrels make the most noise.
Eyes that do not cry do not see.
He who cannot keep silence cannot speak.
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.
Thou hast a head and so hath a pin.
Better to flee than fence poorly.
Once is nothing, twice is a habit.
The ugliest fish swim in the most shallow waters.
No cow on the ice ('no trouble').
Lick upwards, kick downwards.
Don't sell the fur until the bear has been shot.
Lay first, then cackle.

posted by Matt_J @ 10:16 PM