Danish Proverbs

Danish Proverbs distill Nordic common sense into crisp, dry lines. Shaped by a seafaring Viking past and later merchant ports, they praise modesty, steadiness, and “hygge” — guidance for work, weather, and community.

One hand full of money is stronger than two hands full of truth. (Danish Proverb)
To a friend's house the road is never long. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Bad is never good until worse happens. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Happiness and glass break easily. View proverb
Danish Proverb
He that drinks beer, thinks beer. View proverb
Danish Proverb
The teeth of the puppy are growing, while the old dog is gnawing bones. View proverb
Danish Proverb
You must walk a long while behind a wild goose before you find an ostrich feather. View proverb
Danish Proverb
He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Praise borrowed from ancestors is but very sorry praise. View proverb
Danish Proverb
A child's sorrow is short-lived. View proverb
Danish Proverb
You must lose a fly, to catch a trout. (Danish Proverb)
Where there is action, there is waste. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When fools go to market the huckster gets money. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When friends ask, there is no tomorrow. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When mistrust enters, love departs. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When neighbours quarrel, lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When the beer goes in the wits go out. View proverb
Danish Proverb
What is play to the strong is death to the weak. View proverb
Danish Proverb
What is sweet in the mouth is not always good in the stomach. View proverb
Danish Proverb
What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips. (Danish Proverb)
What youth learns, age does not forget. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When anger blinds the eyes, truth disappears. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When dirt comes to honour it know not what to be. View proverb
Danish Proverb
A young foal and an old horse draw not well together. View proverb
Danish Proverb
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