• Sæt er lykt úr sjálfs síns rassi.
  • Trans. Sweet is the smell from your own ass.

• Það er skammgóður vermir að pissa í skóna sína.
  • Trans. Pissing in your shoes won't keep your feet warm for long.

• Blindur er bóklaus maður.
  • Trans. Blind is a man without a book.

• Kemst þó hægt fari.
  • Trans. You will reach your destination even though you travel slowly.

• Oft hefur hin frægri kona færri hringa
  • Trans. The more renowned woman often has fewer rings.

• Töluð orð verða ekki aftur tekin
  • Trans. Spoken words cannot be taken back.

• Margur verður af aurum api
  • Trans. Money makes monkeys of men.

• Árinni kennir illur ræðari
  • Trans. A bad rower blames the oar.

• Á morgun segir sá lati.
  • Trans. Tomorrow says the lazy

• Betra er að standa á eigin fótum en annarra.
  • Trans. It´s better to stand on your own feet then someone else´s

• Margur ágirnist meira en þarf.
  • Trans. Often does one desire what one does not need.

• Guð hjálpar þeim sem hjálpa sér sjálfir.
  • Trans. God helps them who help them selfs.

--- See also: List of proverbs.