It is easier to make a lady of a peasant girl than a peasant girl of a lady.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Touch a galled horse and he'll wince.Dutch
As you brew so shall you bake.
Dutch
Great greediness to reap, helps not the money-heap.
Dutch
An old ewe dressed lamb-fashion.
Dutch
No man knoweth fortune till he dies.
Dutch
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
Dutch