Women are quite able to make friends with a man; but to preserve such a friendship - that no doubt requires the assistance of a slight physical antipathy
You become smaller and smaller, you small people! You are fading away, you lovers of the easy life! You are being destroyed . . . your soil is too protective, too yielding.
You flow for me almost too violently, fountain of pleasure. And often you empty the cup again by wanting to fill it.
You gave him an opportunity of showing greatness of character and he did not seize it. He will never forgive you for that.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I tell you: it is the good war that hallows every cause.
You want to make him interested in you? Then pretend to be embarrassed in his presence
You will never get the crowd to cry Hosanna until you ride into town on an ass.
Your god is dead and only the ignorant weep. And if you claim there is a hell, then we shall meet there!
Your soul will be dead even before your body: fear nothing further.
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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.