85 Norwegian Proverbs / Page 5
- 41. It's too bad to want a thing and not be allowed it.
 - 42. It's too late to close the stable door after the horse has escaped.
- 43. It's too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted.
- 44. Latecomers see the least.
- 45. Luck is loaned, not owned.
- 46. Many become brave when brought to bay.
- 47. Men look more like their uncles on the mother's side.
- 48. Not all the words that were ever uttered are worth weighing on golden scales.
- 49. On the road between the homes of friends, grass does not grow.
- 50. Poor thanks is the way of the world.
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