Swedish proverbs

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This is a list of Swedish proverbs with English equivalents or translations:

• Arga katter far rivet skinn
  • Quarrelsome dogs come limping home.
• Baest att smida medan jaernet aer varmt
  • Strike while the iron is hot.
• Baettre en fagel i handen aen tio i skogen
  • A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
• Den som gapar efter mycket, mister ofta hela stycket
  • Grasp all, lose all.
• Det aer inte ens fel, naer tva traeter
  • It's not one person's fault if two people quarrel.
• Det aer inte guld allt som glimmar
  • All that glitters is not gold.
• En vaentar aldrig foer laenge, naer en vaentar pa nagot gott
  • You never wait too long, when you wait for something good.
• Ett mjukt svar stillar vrede
  • A soft answer calms the wrath.
• Inga nyheter aer goda nyheter.
  • No news is good news.
• Man ska inte ropa hej, foerraen man aer oever baecken
  • Don't celebrate until you are across the brook.
• Manga baeckar sma goer en stor a
  • Many a little makes a mickle.
• Maste boejas i tid det, som krokigt ska bli
  • Best to bend while it is a twig.
• Om en blind leder en blind, sa faller de bada i gropen
  • If a blind man leads another, they both fall together.
• Skrattar baest, som skrattar sist
  • He laughs best who laughs last.
• Som man baeddar far man ligga
  • The way you make your bed, is the way you'll lie.
• Som man ropar i skogen far man svar
  • As the question so the answer.
• Tomma tunnor bullrar mest
  • Empty barrels are the noisiest.
• Traegen vinner
  • Persevere and never fear.