It’s hard to catch hawks with empty hands.
More Dutch Proverbs:
It's better that the bakers are on horseback than the doctors.Dutch
Two cocks in one house, a cat and a mouse, an old man and young wife, are always in strife.
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Young cats will mouse, young apes will louse.
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Great wealth, great care.
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It is hard to swim against the current.
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It is hard to swim against the current.
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