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Sanasta miestä, sarvesta härkää.

“A man is caught by his word, an ox by its horns.”

A person should be held to their promises just as an ox is held by its horns.

— Traditional Finland Wisdom, Finland

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Finland

Ei kukaan ole seppä syntyessään.

“No one is a blacksmith when they are born.”

Skill and mastery come through practice and effort, not from birth.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Joka kuuseen kurkottaa, se katajaan kapsahtaa.

“He who reaches for the spruce falls onto the juniper.”

Overreaching or being too greedy leads to a worse outcome than staying within your means.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Aamu on iltaa viisaampi.

“The morning is wiser than the evening.”

It is wiser to sleep on a difficult decision and reconsider it with a fresh mind the next day.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen.

“A dog should not be judged by its fur.”

Do not judge people or things by their outward appearance.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Kyllä routa porsaan kotiin ajaa.

“The frost will drive the piglet home.”

Hardship and difficult times will eventually bring a wanderer back home or force a stubborn person to yield.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Vahinko ei tule kello kaulassa.

“Misfortune does not come with a bell around its neck.”

Accidents and misfortunes strike without warning, so one should always be prepared.

Source: Traditional Finnish proverb, public-domain oral tradition