Finnish proverbs

A month from a skylark, a half from a finch, a little from a wagtail and not a day from a swallow.

If you have ploughed with oxen, married a widow and never said a bad word - surely you go to heaven.

No one can be an expected to be an expert at something before they have got the chance to practice it.

If there is someone to haul the fir-tree, there shall be no shortage of those willing to hold a branch to help.

Praise your horse tomorrow, your son when he has a beard, your daughter when she is married and yourself never.

Never judge a reindeer from close by when you got it from a rich man because you may find that some of the antlers are missing.

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