Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Translation: give the job to a person who knows how

A moment of patience can prevent a great disaster

A mare who has had a foal will never again drink pure water.

He that hes no geir to tine, hes shins to pine.

A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.

He who deliberates fully before taking a step will spend his entire life on one leg.

The multitude is stronger than the king.

Those who know when they have enough are rich.

A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.

Better is an enemy to well.

Where ambition begins happiness ends.

The newborn baby yells; you die in silence.

A jug carries water until its handle breaks off.

The dog is buried here.

From a broken violin do not expect fine music.

Don’t shoot people you hate; don’t lend to those you love.

Women in state affairs are like monkeys in glass-houses.

He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.