He that would jest must take a jest, or else to let it alone were best.
More Dutch Proverbs:
The master's eye and foot are the best manure for the field.Dutch
The old ones sing, the young ones pipe.
Dutch
Cent-wisdom and dollar-folly.
Dutch
The fox may lose his hair, but not his cunning.
Dutch
So got, so gone.
Dutch
It is safest sailing within reach of the shore.
Dutch