kell' onni on, se onnen kätkeköön
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Eino Leino's poem Laulu onnesta (from Hiihtäjän virsiä, 1900), line 1
Proverb
[edit]kell’ onni on, se onnen kätkeköön (literally, “who has joy, let them hide it”)
- Do not make a fuss by boasting about something you have just because you can. Hide your light under a bushel.