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71 Swedish Proverbs and Sayings (WISDOM)

Top 10 Most Famous Swedish Proverbs and Sayings (BEST)

Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it.Pin
Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it.
To write well and to speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.Pin
To write well and to speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.
A stern creditor is [often] a poor payer.Pin
A stern creditor is [often] a poor payer.
The closer to the source, the clearer the water.Pin
The closer to the source, the clearer the water.
One cannot both eat one’s cookie and keep it.Pin
One cannot both eat one’s cookie and keep it.
We notice faults of others and easily forget our own.Pin
We notice faults of others and easily forget our own.
Being away from home is nice but home is best. Pin
Being away from home is nice but home is best. 
Those who wish to sing always find a song.Pin
Those who wish to sing always find a song.
Better to be silent than speak ill.Pin
Better to be silent than speak ill.
He who buys what he does not need steals from himself.Pin
He who buys what he does not need steals from himself.

7 Swedish Proverbs on Love and Friendship

Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. Pin
Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
It is more blissful to give than to receive.Pin
It is more blissful to give than to receive.
Small wounds and poor friends should not be despised.Pin
Small wounds and poor friends should not be despised.
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.Pin
Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.
Where poverty comes in, love goes out.Pin
Where poverty comes in, love goes out.
Gold blinds many, love blinds all.Pin
Gold blinds many, love blinds all.
A friend’s slap has honest intentions, your enemies’ kisses are meant to deceive.Pin
A friend’s slap has honest intentions, your enemies’ kisses are meant to deceive.

19 Wise Swedish Proverbs to Live By (WISDOM)

“Do not judge all you see, do not believe all you hear, do not do all you can, do not say all you know, do not eat all you have, let no one know what you have in your heart or in your wallet.”

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.Pin
Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.
Better listen to a broken string than never having bent a bow.Pin
Better listen to a broken string than never having bent a bow.
Shortcuts often turn into very time-consuming routes.Pin
Shortcuts often turn into very time-consuming routes.
Let the other party be heard too (before you judge).Pin
Let the other party be heard too (before you judge).
Rather an honest ‘no’ than an insincere ‘yes’.Pin
Rather an honest ‘no’ than an insincere ‘yes’.
To speak is silver, to keep silent is gold.Pin
To speak is silver, to keep silent is gold.
Better back off (flee) than fight badly.Pin
Better back off (flee) than fight badly.
Best to learn from other people’s injury. Pin
Best to learn from other people’s injury.
It is well to learn from the errors of others, since there is not time enough to make all of them by yourself.Pin
It is well to learn from the errors of others, since there is not time enough to make all of them by yourself.
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.Pin
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors.Pin
Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors.
Don’t cry over spilled milk.Pin
Don’t cry over spilled milk.
A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.Pin
A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.
Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.Pin
Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Better to be a poor woman than the slave of the rich. Pin
Better to be a poor woman than the slave of the rich.
Better one bird in your hand than ten in the woods.Pin
Better one bird in your hand than ten in the woods.
Not all who fold their hands, are praying.Pin
Not all who fold their hands, are praying.
Who cannot pray to God, let him go to sea (where he will learn soon enough to fear and pray in anguish or distress).Pin
Who cannot pray to God, let him go to sea (where he will learn soon enough to fear and pray in anguish or distress).

18 Swedish Proverbs About Life

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.Pin
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
To dare is to lose your foothold for a moment, to not dare is to lose yourself.Pin
To dare is to lose your foothold for a moment, to not dare is to lose yourself.
When a blind man carries the lame man, both go forward.Pin
When a blind man carries the lame man, both go forward.
When the sea is calm, every ship has a good captain.Pin
When the sea is calm, every ship has a good captain.
The most important thing is not to win, but to fight well.Pin
The most important thing is not to win, but to fight well.
A word that’s been said and a stone that’s been thrown cannot be taken back.Pin
A word that’s been said and a stone that’s been thrown cannot be taken back.
Attack is the best defense.Pin
Attack is the best defense.
A hardworking man is better than a crowd of loafers.Pin
A hardworking man is better than a crowd of loafers.
Who does not want to work in the heat, will have to starve in the cold.Pin
Who does not want to work in the heat, will have to starve in the cold.
If you play the game you accept the rules.Pin
If you play the game you accept the rules.
Those who want to share the gains, shall also share the losses.Pin
Those who want to share the gains, shall also share the losses.
Where there is modesty, there is virtue.Pin
Where there is modesty, there is virtue.
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.Pin
What breaks in a moment may take years to mend.
To err is human; to forgive, divine.Pin
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
From children, drunkards and madmen you get to hear the truth.Pin
From children, drunkards and madmen you get to hear the truth.
Children do as you do, not as you say.Pin
Children do as you do, not as you say.
The strongest among the disabled is the one who never forgets his disability.Pin
The strongest among the disabled is the one who never forgets his disability.
Hope is the last thing to leave a human being.Pin
Hope is the last thing to leave a human being.

17 Swedish Proverbs that will Make You Think

In a good book the best is between the lines.Pin
In a good book the best is between the lines.
Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors.Pin
Joy and sorrow are next door neighbors.
Praise makes the good man better, blame makes the bad one worse.Pin
Praise makes the good man better, blame makes the bad one worse.
Morning hour has gold in its mouth.Pin
Morning hour has gold in its mouth.
All that glitters is not gold.Pin
All that glitters is not gold.
Everyone wants to be lords, but no one wants to carry the sack.Pin
Everyone wants to be lords, but no one wants to carry the sack.
Give a servant a proper meal and the cow will give more milk and the cat will drink less. Pin
Give a servant a proper meal and the cow will give more milk and the cat will drink less.
It is better to free someone guilty than to convict someone innocent.Pin
It is better to free someone guilty than to convict someone innocent.
It is not one person’s fault if two people quarrel.Pin
It is not one person’s fault if two people quarrel.
Own praise has a bad smell.Pin
Own praise has a bad smell.
Eyes that do not cry, do not see.Pin
Eyes that do not cry, do not see.
The drunken man’s words is the sober man’s thoughts.Pin
The drunken man’s words is the sober man’s thoughts.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.Pin
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
A successful writer has a good memory and hopes that others do not have it.Pin
A successful writer has a good memory and hopes that others do not have it.
The later in the evening, the more beautiful the people.Pin
The later in the evening, the more beautiful the people.
An hour lost is often a year lost.Pin
An hour lost is often a year lost.
Lawyers and soldiers are the Devil's playmates.Pin
Lawyers and soldiers are the Devil’s playmates.
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