Swedish Proverbs Love Sayings
Worrying never did anyone any good.
Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. |
Children act in the village as they have learned at home. |
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good things will be yours. |
Who has once deceived will ever be a suspect. |
The cow of another has always a bigger udder. |
Long vouched for is not donated. |
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. |
You don't miss the cow until the stall is empty. |
The farmer should be mightier than his land. |
Many a mickle makes a muckle. |
Even the sun has got spots. |
The damage of another is soon forgotten. |
Who is everywhere is nowhere. |
The master has long arms, but they don't reach heaven. |
Do not hang the bread basket too high. |
Many buy the bearskin before the bear is shot. |
Don't cross the stream to find water. |
You must take the chance to forge whilst the iron is hot. |
Lots of winter, lots of summer. |
The modest one gets nothing. |
If it weren't for my need to fill my belly, I would have gilded my arm. |
Swedish Sayings in English |
Empty barrels are the noisiest. |
All are not men that wear trousers. |
Being young is a fault which improves daily. |
Eaten bread is soon forgotten. |
Behind the mountain are people too. |
The child's bottom and April weather arre not to be trusted. |
A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat. |
As the master sleeps, the servant dreams. |
We notice faults of others and easily forget our own. |
God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest. |
Anyone can tame a shrew but he who has her. |
If we reject the chaff, we may easily lose the kernel. |
An accident rarely comes alone. |
Seriousness and mildness ought to work in unison. |
Even after the accusation or rumour has been refuted, a suspicion nonetheless lingers. |
Don't throw pearls to the swine. |
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. |
Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees. |
A bird in the hand is worth more than ten in the bush. |
God gives every bird his worm, but he does not throw it into the nest. |
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors. |
All fools are brothers. |
A hard-working man is worth more than a crowd of loafers. |
In a small house God has His corner; in a big house, He has to stand in the hall. |
To the one who waits comes the tailwind at last. |
Being serious and having a good time thrive together. |
He who laughs the last, laughs the best. |
Self-praise smells bad. |
What matter if I suffer, if only my neighbor suffers too. |
It is the crime that causes the shame, and not the punishment. |
Better late than never. |
The older buck gets, the harder become its horns. |
Small tuft often overturns a big load. |
Evening song with drinks: morning song with coughs. |
Childhood memories last long. |
Persevere and never fear. |
Big in the words, small on the ground. |
Many who kiss the child mean the nurse. |
A peacock has too little in its head and too much in its tail. |
A successful writer has a good memory and hopes that others do not have it. |
Lack of bread forces one to work. |
Don't build bigger houses than you may set roofs on. |
Keep several balls in the air. |
Worrying never did anyone any good. * |
Away is good but at home is best. |
Quickly dear and soon forgotten. |
You cannot ask more of an ox than a steak. |
Don't get scaled by the gruel of another. |
The way you make your bed, that's how you'll lie down. |
Charity supports both the giver and receiver. |
Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard. |
Let the other party be heard too. |
Don't sell the fur until the bear has been shot. |
Many children and little food make thin smoerbroeds. |
Those who wish to shine always find a song. |
A woman is the last judgement of the man. |
When the child is weaned, they say goodbye to the nurse. |
Children's bread is hard to chew. |
Luck never gives; it only lends. |
Advice should be viewed from behind. |
Empty barrels make the most noise. |
Who is in front everywhere often gets a nose-burn. |
In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell last year. |
Those who wish to sing always find a song. |
To get may rest on luck, to keep may rest on virtue. |
You never wait too long, when you wait for something good. |
Many small brooks will form a big river. |
Evil gun powder doesn't go away easily. |
Death is the last doctor. |
No news is good news. |
It's not one person's fault if two people quarrel. |
One talks against praise in order to hear it once again |
What is well-known only seems to be testified. |
Eyes that do not cry, do not see. |
Noble deeds are done in silence. |
Nothing beneath the sun is lasting. |
Who digs many wells doesn't get sweet water in all of them. |
A bad reputation is seldom completely amiss. |
We get tired of doing nothing. |
It's an easy burden that another carries. |
Paid work progresses slowly. |
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. |
For the lack one thing, take another, whether better or worse. |
Undeserved curses don't bite a lot. |
The ring of gold is never so red that it is not dispensed with for breads. |
Who waits for a heritage may have to wait long. |
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend. |
Nobility follows the man's line at a wedding. |
The well-bred child chastizes itself. |
Prepaid work is slow. |
One kisses the child and means the nurse. |
That our hands show signs of our work, is nothing to be ashamed of. |
Who has much, he gets even more. |
Hit two flies with one smack. |
Don't cross the brook for water. |
To buy the pig in the bag. |
Peculiar people may show up anywhere. |
If you are among the roses, your friends will look for you among the thorns. |
One should go out of the way for little children and drunks. |
The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. |
Who proves too much proves ingenting. |
Those who want to share the gains, shall also share the losses. |
Butterflies forget that they were once caterpillars. |
Shoemaker, stick to your last. |
When the well is dry, we know what it's worth. |
A beard well lathered is half shaved. |
He who fears every bush, comes late to the wood. |
In distress there is no law. |
The bee has a sting but honey too. |
Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. |
There is no bad weather only bad clothing. |
Who winks to the blind, does work in vain. |
Like master like dog. |
Morning hour has gold in its mouth. |
The butterfly often forgets it was a caterpillar. |
Small pots also have ears. |
Poor material yields poor results. |
Big processes make well dressed lawyers and naked parties. |
Many caress the child for the sake of the wet nurse. |
The poorest payer is the best collector of his own credits. |
We are esteemed and treated by the company we keep. |
He who digs a pit for someone else, often falls into it himself. |
The joke is the weapon of the witty; being serious is the shield of the stupid. |
Give a servant a proper meal and the cow will give more milk and the cat will drink less. |
Now the fairytale is over. |
The deepest well can also be drained. |
Promise freely, fullfill sparingly. |
The waiting man gets the wind behind him. |
He gets a tailwind who bothers to wait. |
One is also to let the other party be heard. |
Shoot the bear before you skin it. |
Take the custom where you come. |
He who cannot keep silence cannot speak. |
Faith can move mountains. |
Not everything that glimmers is gold. |
The faults of others are the best teachers. |
Work sweetens the sleep. |
Sour said the fox about rowanberries. |
We should build with the stones we have. |
Fools and stubborn people make rich lawyers. |
We know others by ourselves, sid the loafer about the lice. |
You don't know what may happen before evening. |
The well-bred child chastizes itself. |
Swedish Proverbs about Love |
Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it. |
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies. |
Love has produced some heroes but even more idiots. Swedish Proverb in English Download |
Lovely flowers fade fast. |
A life without love is like a year without summer. |
Poverty and love are difficult to hide. |
Where poverty comes in, love goes out. |
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