SWEDISH
- "After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless."
- "Don't live in a town where there are no doctors."
- "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water."
- "Drink nothing without seeing it; Sign nothing without reading it."
- "Eyes that do not cry, do not see."
- "Fact is stranger than fiction."
- "Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, berathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good things will be yours."
- "Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places."
- "God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the nest."
- "He who cannot keep silence cannot speak."
- "In a small house God has his corner, in a large house He has to stand in the hall."
- "Love rules without rules."
- "One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune."
- "Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves."
- "Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow."
- "Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors."
- "The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm."
- "Those who wish to sing always find a song."
- "What breaks in a moment may take years to mend."
- "When a blind man carries the lame man, both go forward."
- "When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him."
- "Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard."
- "Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow."
SWISS
- Ask ten brewers and you will get eleven opinions."
- "It's easier to criticize than to do better."
- "Love your neighbor, but don't pull down the hedge."
- "Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard."
- "The poor lack much, but the greedy lack more."
- "When in doubt who will win, be neutral."
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