The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
The long unmeasured pulse of time moves everything. There is nothing hidden that it cannot bring to light, nothing once known that may not become unknown.
The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not
There are many wonderful things, but none is more wonderful than man
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust
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.