Det Saar man ei kan hele, skal man ei rive op. If you cannot heal the wound, do not tear it open.
Det skal aarle kröge, som god Krog skal vorde. The branch must be bent early that is to make a good crook.
Det skal være en haard Vinter, om den ene Ulv æder den anden. It must be a hard winter when one wolf devours another.
Det som er taugt kan siges; det som er sagt kan ei ties. That which is unsaid, may be spoken; that which is said, cannot be unsaid.
Det sömmer ikke Spurv at gaae i Tranedands. It does not become the sparrow to mix in the dance of the cranes.
Det spörger en Blind om, hvorfor den elskes som er smuk. It is only the blind who ask why they are loved who are fair.
Det staaer ikke til Hunde, naar Hors skal döe. It does not depend upon the dog when the horse shall die.
Det stille Vand har den dybe Grund. Still water runs deep.
Det Ung nemmer, Gammel ei glemmer. What youth learns, age does not forget.
De Unge skal man lære, de Gamle skal man ære. Young people must be taught, old ones be honoured.