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Swedish Proverbs, Old Sayings and Customary Wisdom Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow. -- Swedish Proverb In calm water every ship has a good captain. -- Swedish Proverb Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. -- Swedish Proverb Those who wish to sing always find a song.-- Swedish Proverb The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm.-- Swedish Proverb The cure for anything is salt water- sweat, tears, or the sea.-- Swedish Proverb Luck never gives; it only lends.-- Swedish Proverb You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from nesting in your hair.-- Swedish Proverb Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees. -- Swedish Proverb Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. -- Swedish Proverb Lots of winter, lots of summer. -- Swedish Proverb Being young is a fault which improves daily. -- Swedish Proverb Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it. -- Swedish Proverb The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. -- Swedish Proverb In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell last year. -- Swedish Proverb A bashful dog rarely gets fat. -- Swedish Proverb God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.-- Sweden Proverb The butterfly often forgets it was a caterpillar. -- Swedish Proverb Sweep first before your own door before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors. -- Swedish Proverb
One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune. -- Swedish Proverb One should choose one's bedfellow whilst it is daylight. -- Sweden Proverb Advice should be viewed from behind. -- Swedish Proverb Noble deeds are done in silence.-- Swedish Proverb When the cat’s away, the rats dance on the table. -- Swedish Proverb A life without love is like a year without summer. -- Sweden Proverb When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward.-- Swedish Proverb
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What are Proverbs and Where do the come from? Proverbs and old sayings reveal many aspects about the cultural traditions of a society. Proverbs originated from indigenous humble folk who handed down these wise old sayings over the centuries, generation to generation. Many proverbs serve as advisory tales, wise counsel and occasionally chastisement. |