Sjaldan brýtur gæfumaður bein í flakinu — Icelandic Saying Tee

Sjaldan brýtur gæfumaður bein í flakinu
Literally: “A lucky man seldom breaks a bone in the wreck.”

The lucky walk away unscathed even from disaster. Note: the wreck still happens. You're just fine in it.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a soft unisex tee and shipped worldwide.