In science read the newest works, in literature read the oldest.
In science, address the few, in literature, the many. In science, the few must dictate opinion to the many; in literature, the many, sooner or later, force their judgment on the few.
In the lexicon of youth, which fate reserves For a bright manhood, there is no such word As - fail
Invention is nothing more than a fine deviation from, or enlargement on a fine model . . .
It is an error to suppose that courage means courage in everything
It is astonishing how little one feels poverty when one loves.
It is difficult to say who do you the most harm: enemies with the worst intentions or friends with the best
It is not by the gray of the hair that one knows the age of the heart.
It is recorded of many great men, who did not end their days in a workhouse, that they were nonretentive of money
It was a dark and stormy night and the rain fell in torrents except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fierce
Life that ever needs forgiveness has for its first duty to forgive
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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.