Dutch Proverbs (1219 Proverbs)
- It is pleasant to cut thongs on another man's leather.
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- It is good rowing with the sail set.
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- If you pull one pig by the tail all the rest squeak.
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- Hens like to lay when they see an egg.
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- He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.
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- He that would jest must take a jest, or else to let it alone were best.
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- He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him.
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- He that can be patient finds his foe at his feet.
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- He is as welcome as the first day in Lent. (Alluding to fastday.)
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- He cannot lay eggs, but he can cackle.
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- Give at first asking what you safely can; 'tis certain gain to help an honest man.
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- For a good appetite there is no hard bread.
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- Every man his own is not too much.
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- Counsel is as welcome to him as a shoulder of mutton to a sick horse.
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- Better poor with honour than rich with shame.
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- Bashfulness is of no use to the needy.
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- An ennobled peasant does not know his own father.
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- A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican are the four evangelists of Lucifer.
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- A man in not known till he cometh to honour.
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- A fool may give a wise man counsel.
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- Nothing so bad but it finds its master.
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- Money isn't everything, but it's way ahead of whatever is in second place.
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- It's the little things in life that count.
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- It is not the hen which cackles most that lays most eggs.
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- It is easy to cut thongs form other men's leather.
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- If he won't carry the sack, give him a whack.
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- Heavy purses and light hearts can sustain much.
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- He who is afraid of leaves must not go into the wood.
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- He that would have the kernel must crack the shell.
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- He that is bitten by a dog must apply some of its hair.
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- He that buildeth upon the highway hath many advisers.
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- He is as sharp as a leaden dagger.
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- He buys honey dear who has to lick it off thorns.
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- Give an ass oats and he runs after thistles.
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- For a flying enemy make a silver bridge.
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- Every little helps to lighten the freight, said the captain, as he threw his wife overboard.
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- Cold broth hot again, that loved I never; Old love renew'd again, that loved I ever.
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- Better poor on land than rich at sea.
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- Bad company, said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.
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- An ape's an ape, though he wear a gold ring.
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- A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
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- A liar ought to have a good memory.
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- A fool may chance to say a wise thing.
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- Nobility of soul is more honorable than nobility of birth.
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- Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash.
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- It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
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- It is not the cowl that makes the friar.
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- It is easy to be liberal out of another man's purse.
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- If you eat someone's cake, you must also eat his lentils.
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- Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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- He who hunts two hares at once, catches neither.
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- He that will not be counselled cannot be helped.
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- He that is at sea has not the wind in his hands.
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- He talks like a sausage without the fat.
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- He is as good a divine as Judas was an apostle.
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- Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
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- Gentility, sent to market, will not buy a peck of meal.
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- Fools build houses and wise men live in them.
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- Every day a thread makes a skein in the year.
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- Coffee has two virtues, it's wet and it's warm.
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- Better once in heaven than ten times at the gate.
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- Asses carry the oats and horses eat them.
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- An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.
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- A still sow eats up all the draff.
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- A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt.
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- A fool by chance may say a wise thing.
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- No sheep runs into the mouth of a sleeping wolf.
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- Men can bear all things except good days.
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- It's pleasant to look on the rain, when one stands dry.
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- It is ill takin' the breeks off a highlandman.
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- It is easier to prevent ill habits than to break them.
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- If thou touchest pitch thou shalt be defiled.
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- He would rather have a bumper in hand than a Bible.
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- He who has no thirst has no business at the fountain.
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- He that will have no trouble in this world must not be born in it.
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- He that hears much and speaks not at all -- shall be welcome both in bower and hall.
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- He studies the Bible of fifty-two leaves (a pack of cards).
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- He is as good a Catholic as Duke Alva's dog; who ate flesh in Lent.
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- Half a word to the wise is enough.
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- Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
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