Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Den, der lever stille, lever godt
English translation:
slow and steady wins the race
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Jande
Apr 20, 2011 21:29
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Danish term
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Den, der lever stille, lever godt
Danish to English
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Danish proverb
Virksomheden skal ikke være passiv og afventende, for det gamle udtryk, at ”den, der lever stille, lever godt”, gælder ikke længere, hvis det overhovedet nogensinde gjaldt.
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Apr 26, 2011 22:40: Jande Created KOG entry
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slow and steady wins the race
You could almost say in this context that ...the old saying "slow and steady wins the race" doesn't apply any longer...
otherwise you could say something like ...sitting back and waiting for something to happen doesn't work in this day and age, if it ever did.
otherwise you could say something like ...sitting back and waiting for something to happen doesn't work in this day and age, if it ever did.
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Comment: "Tak :o)"
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Vanda Nissen
Australia
Australia
Works in field
Australia
PhD in Linguistics, NAATI certified
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Danish to Russian, Russian to English, and 5 more.
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Modesty is the best policy/Modesty is a virtue
modesty is a virtue
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Modesty, like many virtues begins at home. Parents are key in training their children, both male and female in either modesty or immodesty. ...
www.pasadenaisd.org/parentuniversity/parent23.htm -
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/danish_to_english/idioms_maxims_sa...
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Modesty, like many virtues begins at home. Parents are key in training their children, both male and female in either modesty or immodesty. ...
www.pasadenaisd.org/parentuniversity/parent23.htm -
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/danish_to_english/idioms_maxims_sa...
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little by little fills up the measure
a Swahili proverb. Although progress may be slow, it will eventually be more beneficial than being hasty to get something done.
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
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Quietly doing things our own way
I wonder it this would fit in your context.
It is not quite the same as the usual ´unobtrusive getting on with the job´
or the other excellent suggestions, but in a seller´s market it may work.
It is not quite the same as the usual ´unobtrusive getting on with the job´
or the other excellent suggestions, but in a seller´s market it may work.
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