A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs / Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

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Til Hove ere hale Trapper. The steps at court are slippery.

Til Hove sælges megen Rög uden Ild. At court they sell a good deal of smoke without fire.

Til Nabotrætte bære flere Ild end Vand. When neighbours quarrel, lookers-on are more apt to add fuel than water.

Til Udyd behöves ingen Skolemester. Vice is learnt without a schoolmaster.

Ti Nei er bedre end een Lögn. Ten noes are better than one lie.

To ere een Mands Herre. Two are the masters of one.

To Hund og kæm Hund, dog er Hund som han förre var. Wash a dog and comb a dog, he still remains a dog.

To maae saa lyve, at den tredie hænger. Two may lie so as to hang a third.

Tom Kjelder giör galen Rede-Svend. An empty cellar makes an angry butler.