Oil is best at the beginning, honey at the end, and wine in the middle.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Tis best woo where a man can see the smoke.Dutch
Who to-day was a haughty knight, is to-morrow a pennyless wight.
Dutch
When nought comes to aught, it does not know itself.
Dutch
It is hard to blow with a full mouth.
Dutch
The best cause requires a good champion.
Dutch
A little pot is soon hot.
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