Danish Proverbs about sage observations, experience speaks, worldly goods, hearth and home, eating and drinking, children, heart and soul, friends and neighbors, war and peace, law and government, animals, wise advice, and wry comments. Written in beautiful calligraphy. Illustrations. Example: The beer goes in and the wits go out. The one who can't get bacon, must be content with cabbage. Riches may be abused, but they are never refused.

Danish Proverbs

Literature & Fiction

Feske, Esther

Jensen McDonald, Julie

World Literature

Penfield Books

<p>As they say in Iceland, “You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.” And in Sweden: “When it rains soup, the poor man has no spoon.” Those are just two of the timeless proverbs collected in Scandinavian Wit & Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages, a new title from Penfield Books. The book offers an overview of the wit and wisdom from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Among the quotations is this one from Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie: “Jewelry takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.” And an observation from Danish physicist Niels Bohr: “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” The proverbs and quotations were gathered by David W. Wright, a Decorah writer, editor, historian, and consultant, and Julie Jensen McDonald, a former teacher and the author of sixteen novels, including a trilogy about Danish Americans. Excerpts from those novels can be found in McDonald’s Forever Danish (Penfield Books, 140 pages). Scandinavian Wit & Wisdom also contains striking black-and-white pictures of Norwegianinspired stoneware created by Gene and Lucy Tokheim. The two artists have won numerous awards for their pottery, and they welcome thousands each year to their Scandinavian-inspired studio in Dawson, Minnesota. The book’s cover features Norwegian Rogaland rosemaling by Norma Wangsness of Decorah. For more information, contact Penfield Books.</p>

Scandinavian Wit and Wisdom: Proverbs and Quotations Through the Ages

WRIGHT, DAVID

Julie Jensen McDonald talks about growing up Danish, a brief history of Denmark, royalty, the lure of the north, immigration to America, common Danish names, the Museum of Danish America, a heritage tour, (Elk Horn and Kimballtown, Iowa), Grand View University, Old World Wisconsin, Lake of the Woods, Danebod, Solvang, California, The happy and holy Danes, Danish needlework, the legend of the Queen Dagmar, Greenland, the far-away Faeroes, the Virgin Islands, visiting Denmark, Legoland, trolls, holidays in Denmark, porcelain, a fairy tale life, the story of the Little Mermaid, Out of Africa: The Baroness, Out of Isaac Dinesen, Shakespeare, the Danish Ballet, Christmas, Danish Folk dancing, heritage fests and costumes, the Dagmar cross, food, glorious food, and many Danish recipes.

Danish Touches: Recipes and Reflections

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

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