It is better to be a good listener than a good talker.
60+ Best Danish Proverbs Quotes & Wishes
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Updated: October 2026
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He who has no friends should ask himself the reason.
He who has a good conscience can look any man in the face.
He who has a good name should not risk it for a small gain.
Better a friend who scolds than one who flatters.
A good example is worth more than good advice.
He who tests his friend too often will lose him.
He who has no money should not marry.
Better a bad year than a bad neighbour.
He who has a bad conscience will fear his own shadow.
He who has a bad wife will learn patience.
He who has no patience should not keep bees.
He who has a bad memory must always speak the truth.
Better a dog that barks than a friend that flatters.
Better a friend in the market than money in the chest.
The unlucky man breaks his leg even on a feather bed.
A good conscience will not fear a knock at midnight.
Better a small house of your own than a big house of another's.
A bad wife makes a philosopher of her husband.
Better one bird in the hand than ten on the roof.
He who has a long tongue must have a strong back.
A good conscience can sleep through a thunderstorm.
He who has a good neighbour can sleep without locking his door.
Unlucky in love, lucky at cards.
A good neighbour doubles the value of your house.
He who has no patience should not go into trade.
He who has a beautiful wife needs more than two eyes.
He who has no money in his purse must not go to the market.
He who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.
A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.
Better to have a dog for a friend than a friend for a dog.
A good beginning makes a good ending.
He who has no courage must have swift legs.
He who cannot endure what is bad will not live to see what is good.
Better to lose a good jest than a good friend.
No man can be a good master who has not first been a servant.
No one is rich enough to do without a neighbour.
Better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Better to lose the anchor than the whole ship.
A good horse should be seldom spurred.
Once deceived, twice cautious.
A small leak can sink a great ship.
He who has not tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.
One word beforehand is better than two afterwards.
It is better to be a good servant than a bad master.
Better to suffer wrong than to do wrong.
He who lives without discipline dies without honour.
He who waits for something good never waits too long.
It is easier to bend a twig than an old tree.
It is no shame to turn back if you are on a bad road.
He who has room in his heart has room in his house.
He who has suffered shipwreck fears even the calmest sea.
A good wife and health are a man's best wealth.
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.
Even the cleverest hen sometimes lays an egg outside the nest.
He who lives well is learned enough.
The road to a friend's house is never long.
He who builds a house by the roadside has many surveyors.
What is hidden in the snow will be revealed in the thaw.
Better a free bird than a captive king.