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"av skade blir man klok, men sjelden rik" is one variant; there's also the predicative form "klok av skade". (though I'd translate "klok" with "wise")
by unhammer 6y ago
"av skade blir man klok, men sjelden rik" is one variant; there's also the predicative form "klok av skade".
(though I'd translate "klok" with "wise")
- eitland 6y agoGood point about the translation og "klok". I was about to use "wise" but ended with "knowledgeable" since it felt like the most literal translation. For anyone still following I think "wise" maps to the Norwegian "vis". BTW: I think old proverbs are really interesting - both local ones as well as international ones. Sooner or later someone should try to create a complete encyclopedia of proverbs :-)
- tremon 6y agoKnowing what it means, I can translate it word-for-word in Dutch: van schade wordt men wijs, maar zelden rijk It seems other European languages only include the first part in their variant: - Door schade en schande wordt men wijs (dutch, "through harm and shame, one begets wisdom") - Durch Schaden wird man klug (german, "through harm one gets smart") - Dommage rend sage (french, "stupidity breeds wisdom") - Quae nocent, saepe docent (latin, "what hurts often teaches")
- anthk 6y agoSpanish: "A hostias se aprende" (By a beat up it's ought to learn), or learning the hard way.