Let me get over the lake, and I have no fear of the brook.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Milk the cow, but don't pull off the udder.Dutch
If the rope is weak, pull gently.
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When the calf is drowned they cover the well.
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Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
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Out before day, in before night.
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The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool.
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