Touch a galled horse and he’ll wince.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears.Dutch
All is well, for if the bride has not fair hair, she has a fair skin.
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When misery is highest help is nighest.
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Rejoice in little, shun what is extreme; the ship rides safest in a little stream.
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The fruit falls not far from the stem.
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No man learneth but by pain or shame.
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