A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.
More Dutch Proverbs:
He earns a farthing and has a penn'orth of thirst.Dutch
Who buys wants a hundred eyes, who sells need have but one.
Dutch
Big fish eat little fish.
Dutch
Learn to creep before you run.
Dutch
One quill is better in the hand than seven geese upon the strand.
Dutch
The price of a laugh is too high, if it is raised at the expense of another.
Dutch