From a spark the house is burnt.
More Dutch Proverbs:
The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.Dutch
Handsome apples are sometimes sour.
Dutch
Every little helps to lighten the freight, said the captain, as he threw his wife overboard.
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Grass grows not upon the highway.
Dutch
First catch your hare, then cook it.
Dutch
He is as easily caught as a hare with drums.
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