1492 Danish Proverbs / Page 70
- 691. If the cat had wings all sparrows would die.
 - 692. If the hen did not cackle no one would know what she had been about.
- 693. If there are no nightingales one must settle for owls.
- 694. If there is room in your heart there is room in your house.
- 695. If thoughts were legal witnesses, many an honest man would be proved a rogue.
- 696. If you build according to every man's advice, you will have a crooked house.
- 697. If you cannot get the bird, get one of its feathers.
- 698. If you cannot heal the wound, do not tear it open.
- 699. If you have learnt to wait, you may be Queen of Sweden.
- 700. If you have no money, be polite.
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