Faroese Proverbs

Time runs like the river current. Faroese Proverbs Image

Time runs like the river current.

Better be a good man’s slave than badly married. Faroese Proverbs Image

Better be a good man’s slave than badly married.

If a dane first has come into the room, more danes will probably follow. Faroese Proverbs Image

If a dane first has come into the room, more danes will probably follow.

Better leave something than eating overly much. Faroese Proverbs Image

Better leave something than eating overly much.

Better to own it than asking your brother for it. Faroese Proverbs Image

Better to own it than asking your brother for it.

Big rivers are made out of many small brooks. Faroese Proverbs Image

Big rivers are made out of many small brooks.

It mars to tie the dog to the butter stamp. Faroese Proverbs Image

It mars to tie the dog to the butter stamp.

It’s a poor bird that fouls its own nest. Faroese Proverbs Image

It’s a poor bird that fouls its own nest.

There are misfortunes in almost every family. Faroese Proverbs Image

There are misfortunes in almost every family.

Who is reared at home fares wrong away from home. Faroese Proverbs Image

Who is reared at home fares wrong away from home.

Burnt child fears the fire. Faroese Proverbs Image

Burnt child fears the fire.

Small birds lay small eggs. Faroese Proverbs Image

Small birds lay small eggs.

Small boats sail, as well as ships. Faroese Proverbs Image

Small boats sail, as well as ships.

Small fish are better than empty dishes. Faroese Proverbs Image

Small fish are better than empty dishes.

The dog is as his master. Faroese Proverbs Image

The dog is as his master.

Mad dogs get their skin torn. Faroese Proverbs Image

Mad dogs get their skin torn.

Many can carry things on both shoulders. Faroese Proverbs Image

Many can carry things on both shoulders.

It’s bad to have to trust in others. Faroese Proverbs Image

It’s bad to have to trust in others.

No one should forget old friends and old goats. Faroese Proverbs Image

No one should forget old friends and old goats.

An eager dog often gets a torn skin. Faroese Proverbs Image

An eager dog often gets a torn skin.

Everything is better than owning nothing. Faroese Proverbs Image

Everything is better than owning nothing.

Heavy is an old man’s fall. Faroese Proverbs Image

Heavy is an old man’s fall.

It’s the owner of the cow who walks close to her tail. Faroese Proverbs Image

It’s the owner of the cow who walks close to her tail.

As we are egged on, we rage. Faroese Proverbs Image

As we are egged on, we rage.

Hear about others, but make it cosy for yourselves. Faroese Proverbs Image

Hear about others, but make it cosy for yourselves.

A boatless man is tied up. Faroese Proverbs Image

A boatless man is tied up.

Every day is not a baking-day. Faroese Proverbs Image

Every day is not a baking-day.

He who waits gets a tailwind, and he who rows, a harbour. Faroese Proverbs Image

He who waits gets a tailwind, and he who rows, a harbour.

A crow likes her own chick the best. Faroese Proverbs Image

A crow likes her own chick the best.

You’ve made your bed, so you can lie in it. Faroese Proverbs Image

You’ve made your bed, so you can lie in it.

Blind is the bookless man. Faroese Proverbs Image

Blind is the bookless man.

It is a poor mouse that doesn’t have more than one hole. Faroese Proverbs Image

It is a poor mouse that doesn’t have more than one hole.

The thief believes that everybody steals. Faroese Proverbs Image

The thief believes that everybody steals.

Haste often causes nasty things. Faroese Proverbs Image

Haste often causes nasty things.

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