Norwegian Proverbs
Only he who wanders, finds new paths.
The weather's fine today said the man, he was standing in the garage.
Don't sell the hide until you've shot the bear.
No one can help someone who will not help him/herself.
Rather without life than without wits.
All madmen are not the same.
Blindest is he who doesn't want to see.
The burnt child fears the fire.
Heroism consists of hanging on one minute longer.
Ask for advice, then use your head.
From small seeds big trees grow.
Better be without money than without honor.
Bad is called good when worse happens.
Everybody looks at others, and none on himself.
Better little than nothing.
Straight ahead is shortest, but not always easiest.
Speaking is silver, silence is gold.
Behind the clouds the sky is always blue.
An empty head gets the easiest sleep.
The less you know, the less you forget.
All birds cannot be hawks.
A boy's will is the will of the wind.
Better barefooted than without pants.
A fair wind at our back is best.
Everyone wants to climb the lowest fence.
A sip at a time empties the cask.
A blushing lie is better than the pale truth.
Injuries make one wise.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Everything is a transition, the fox said while being skinned.
Carve your good words in stone, the bad in snow.
Bookless man may struggle badly.
Beyond the mountain there are people too.
Everyone's friend is a friend to none.
If the man does not heed time, time does not heed the man.
From children and drunk people we get to hear the truth.
He who has a dog need not bark himself.
Better know a little too much than too little.
The afterthought is good, but forethought is better.
Better be limping than footless.
The lazier a man is, the more he plans to do tomorrow.
Rather suffer for truth than get rewarded for lies.
Experience is the best teacher, but the tuition is high.
Even the best swimmer may sink.
Merely books makes no man wise.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
A tied dog does not jump farther than his cord.
There is hope as long as your fishing line is in the water.
Not everyone can have the bishop for his uncle.
A small, but excellent party, the man said while drinking alone.
All weather is passing.
