Swedish Proverbs
Famous Swedish sayings in the form of proverbs that have been passed down for generations.
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Fact is stranger than fiction.
Swedish Proverb
Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard.
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One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune.
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The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
Swedish Proverb
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
Swedish Proverb
God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.
Swedish Proverb
Eyes that do not cry, do not see.
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He who cannot keep silence cannot speak.
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When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward.
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Swedish Proverb
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Swedish Proverb
In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell last year.
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Fear less, hope more,
eat less, chew more,
whine less, breathe more,
talk less, say more,
hate less, love more,
and all good things will be yours.
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What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
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Luck never gives; it only lends.
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Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors.
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Those who wish to sing always find a song.
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