Swedish Proverbs

We praise in order to be praised in return.
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Don't sell the fur until the bear has been shot.
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Envy is the truest form of flattery
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A fly doesn't harm anyone.
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Those who want to share the gains, shall also share the losses.
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All's fair in love and war.
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We notice faults of others and easily forget our own.
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The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.
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The important thing isn't to win, but to fight well.
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A bee does not touch a withered flower.
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In distress there is no law.
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A child who is loved has many names.
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Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.
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Envy is the companion of success.
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As the question so the answer.
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Charity supports both the giver and receiver.
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The one who digs a pit for others, often falls into it him-/herself.
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Seriousness and pleasure should thrive together.
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What you don't know doesn't hurt you.
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Even the sun has got spots.
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The bee has a sting but honey too.
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Don't weep over spilled milk.
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All is not for all.
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From children and fools you get to hear the truth.
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That our hands show signs of our work, is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Shared joy is twice the joy.
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Shared grief is half the grief.
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Overly praise is a burden.
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Fear less, hope more;
Eat less, chew more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Love more, and all good things will be yours.
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Empty barrels are the noisiest.
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The one that wants to have something good, will have to seek it where it is.
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One cannot both eat one's cake and keep it.
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Who proves too much proves nothing.
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A hearty laugh lengthens your life.
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When the well runs dry, only then do we know it's worth.
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Honesty lasts the longest.
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Nothing beneath the sun is lasting.
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Eyes that do not cry, do not see.
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Burnt child fears the fire.
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The poor man has none to envy him.
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Damage makes you wise.
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Childhood memories last long.
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What is unclearly said is unclearly thought.
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Who has once deceived will ever be a suspect.
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No smoke without a fire.
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A hardworking man is better than a crowd of slackers.
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What doesn't kill, hardens.
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