Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he is dead.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.Dutch
Better poor on land than rich at sea.
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He means well, but has a bad way of showing it.
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In the company of the good, we become good.
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Precaution said, Good friend, this counsel keep: strip not yourself until you're laid to sleep.
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Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.
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