Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows.
The first duty to children is to make them happy, If you have not made them so, you have wronged them, No other good they may get can make up for that.
The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon
To make pleasures pleasant shorten them
You must never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.