All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.
Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves.
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others.
How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.
Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.
The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.
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.