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People come where people are.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about people

Two make an army against one.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

A man without a book is blind.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about blind, man

Blind is a man without a book.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about blind, man

Better shoeless than bookless.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Not much is worse than a troll.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

All is not gold that glistereth.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Need is not governed by the law.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about law, need

A quarter depends on cultivation.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

All sails do not suit every ship.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Spoken words cannot be taken back.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Beware the man who does not drink.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about drinking, man

Hate not the man, but the weakness.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about weakness, hate, man

Dragons often rise up on their tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Everyone gets argr as he gets older.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

A system that works is worth golden.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Bad birds seldom bring good weather.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about weather, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Let him who has enough be satisfied.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Useless wisdom is double foolishness.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about wisdom

Gold glitters in what is thrown away.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic