A few Icelandic Proverbs :
- All sails do not suit every ship.
- A bad rower blames his oars.
- A dog bites the stone, not him who throws it.
- No doves come out of raven eggs.
- Better shoeless than bookless.
- A man too busy to take care of his health is like a farmer too lazy to plant his field.
- When the storm abates, the waves roar.
- If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
- Many go to a goats' house to ask for wool.