1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 69
- 681. If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill.
 - 682. If God bids thee draw, he will find thee a rope; if he bids thee ride, he will find thee a horse.
- 683. If God give not bushelfuls, he gives spoonfuls.
- 684. If it is to be luck, the bull may as well calve as the cow.
- 685. If lies are to find credence, they must be patched with truth.
- 686. If lies were Latin, there would be many learned men.
- 687. If the beard meant everything, the goat would preach.
- 688. If the beard were all, goats could preach.
- 689. If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
- 690. If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his eyes.
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