No man learneth but by pain or shame.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Birds of a feather flock together.Dutch
Nobody's sweetheart is ugly.
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Better a leg broken than the neck.
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Better ride a good horse for a year, than an ass all your life.
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Better ride a good horse for a year, than an ass all your life.
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When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice.
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