Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.
Only law can give us freedom.
Only learn to seize good fortune, for good fortune is always here.
Only people unable to produce anything themselves feel there is nothing there.
Oral delivery aims at persuasion and making the listener believe they are converted. Few persons are capable of being convinced; the majority allow themselves to be persuaded.
Our friends show us what we can do; our enemies teach us what we must do.
Our passion are the true phoenixes; when the old one is burnt out, a new one rises from its ashes.
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.