If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.
If you would abolish avarice, you must abolish its mother, luxury
In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.
In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought.
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.