Finnish proverbs

If the bathroom and a brandy cannot help a man, then death is imminent.

One stupid person asks more than ten wise ones can spare time answering.

With a walking-stick you reach many lands; you reach many more with words.

If you can not find peace within yourself, it is useless to look elsewhere.

You can't trust that a job will be done properly unless you do it yourself.

A snotnose may grow up to be a man; but he who laughs without cause, never.

Be always a little afraid so that you never have need of being much afraid.

If you borrow some chaff from the rich man you have to repay him with wheat.

To an optimist every weed is a flower; to a pessimist every flower is a weed.

Love is a garden full of flowers and marriage is a field of stinging nettles.

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