NORWEGIAN
- "A tree stands on Riene; It has twelve golden boughs, Four nested on each bough, And seven eggs in each nest, And the seventh is of gold."
- "A wooer should open his ears more than his eyes."
- "Autumn thunder, means a mild winter."
- "A blushing lie is better than the pale truth."
- "A boy's will is the will of the wind."
- "Ask for advice, then use your head."
- "Bad is called good when worse happens."
- "Better a free bird than a king in captivity."
- "Black soil produces white bread."
- "Everybody's friend is true to none."
- "Fish bite best on a golden hook."
- "Gather and spare can last long."
- "Given counsel is all the same hard to take."
- "Good fortune is loaned, not owned."
- "He who has a dog need not bark himself."
- "Heroism consists of hanging on one minute longer."
- "In every woman there is a Queen. Speak to the Queen and the Queen will answer."
- "It is the law that judges, not the judge."
- "Luck is loaned, not owned."
- "None sigh deeper than those who have no troubles."
- "On the road between the homes of friends, grass does not grow."
- "Poor thanks is the way of the world."
- "Shameful deeds bring on revenge."
- "Snow is the peasants' wealth."
- "Spring brings health, heralding summer's wealth."
- "The afterthought is good, but forethought is better."
- "The age of miracles is past."
- "The lazier a man is, the more he plans to do tomorrow."
- "The less you know, the less you forget."
- "The shame you can't lift away, you had better let lie."
- "There is never a fish without a bone, and no man without faults."
- "Time has strong teeth."
- "What three men know then the whole world knows."
- "What's good is often forgotten; what's bad is often hidden."
- "You don't have to put out the fire when all is burnt out."
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