Bashfulness is of no use to the needy.
More Dutch Proverbs:
It's good to be off wi' the old love, before ye be on wi' the new.Dutch
It's good to be off wi' the old love, before ye be on wi' the new.
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Before you mount, look to the girth.
Dutch
Self-love is blind.
Dutch
Give credit where credit is due.
Dutch
You never know how a cow catches a rabbit.
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