When God at first made man, / Having a glass of blessings standing by, / Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: / Let the world's riches, which dispersèd lie, / Contract into a span.
Where your will is ready, your feet are light.
Who says that fictions only and false hair / Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty? / Is all good structure in a winding stair?
Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking/ Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer.
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.