Fortune is round; it makes one a king, another a dunghill.
More Dutch Proverbs:
God sent him meat, but the devil cooked it.Dutch
He who is surety for another, pays for him.
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The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.
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Better squinting than blind.
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An inch too short is as bad as a yard.
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Better reap two days early than one day late.
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