Better a friend than money to spend.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Enough is better than too much.Dutch
Big fish eat little fish.
Dutch
The fox may lose his hair, but not his cunning.
Dutch
Great greediness to reap, helps not the money-heap.
Dutch
When it is God's will to plague a man, a mouse can bite him to death.
Dutch
He cannot lay eggs, but he can cackle.
Dutch