1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 129
- 1281. There is no need to fasten a bell to a fool, he is sure to tell his own tale.
 - 1282. There is no use in blowing a fire that burns well.
- 1283. There is no virtue in a promise unless it be kept.
- 1284. There is nothing new under the sun.
- 1285. There were never fewer nobles than when all would be so.
- 1286. There's many a knave concealed under a surplice.
- 1287. There's many a slip, 'Twixt the cup and the lip.
- 1288. They are most cheated who cheat themselves.
- 1289. They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them.
- 1290. They must stand high who would see their own destiny.
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