Offer a clown your finger, and he’ll take your fist.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Never was hood so holy but the devil could get his head into it.Dutch
Better poor on land than rich at sea.
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By slow degrees the bird builds his nest.
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Proffered service is little valued.
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Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.
Dutch
Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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