Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary necessities . . . are the greatest cozenage that men can put upon the Providence of God, and make pretences to break known rules by.
No man rises so high as he knows not whither he goes.
No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going. Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged.
Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking
Put your trust in God; but be sure to keep your powder dry
Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.
The people would be just as noisy if they were going to see me hanged
The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.
We are Englishmen; that is one good fact
We will cut off his (the king's) head with the crown on it
Weeds and nettles, briars and thorns, have thriven under your shadow, dissettlement and division, discontentment and dissatisfaction, together with real dangers to the whole
What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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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.