It is easy to cut thongs form other men’s leather.
More Dutch Proverbs:
It is hard to teach old dogs to bark.Dutch
There's no making a donkey drink against his will.
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Counsel before action.
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A house full of daughters is a cellar full of sour beer.
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Wise rats run from a falling house.
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Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
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