He who feeds the hen ought to have the egg.
Danish Proverb
Danish Proverb
Related:
- He who builds according to every man's advice
will have a crooked house.
Danish... - He who takes a child by the hand takes a mother by the heart.
Danish... - It is better to have a hen tomorrow than an egg
today... - Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
Italian... - He who waits for a dead man's shoes is in danger of going barefoot.
Danish... - He who would leap far must first take a long run.
Danish... - He who sows peas on the highway does not get all the pods into his barn.
Danish... - No one can be caught in places he does not visit.
Danish... - They brag most of their ancestors who are unworthy of them.
Danish...
From the same category:
- When the blind man carries the lame man, both go forward.
Swedish... - Drink nothing without seeing it; Sign nothing without reading it.
Spanish... - The nail that sticks out is hammered down.
Japanese... - He that is of a merry heart hasth a continual feast.
Biblical... - Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
English...
