A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

Kam-Kager og allehaande krusede Brød,
Og store Træskaaler med Hamborger Miød,
Vore Qvinder de giorde dem tomme.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

The history of the world is the world's court of justice.

I am better than my reputation.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.