Better ride a good horse for a year, than an ass all your life.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Let every one look to himself, and no one will be lost.Dutch
He that buildeth upon the highway hath many advisers.
Dutch
Time gained, much gained.
Dutch
Time gained, much gained.
Dutch
It grieveth one dog that another goeth into the kitchen.
Dutch
Escaping from the smoke he falls into the fire.
Dutch