Roses fall, but the thorns remain.
More Dutch Proverbs:
A cat that meweth much catcheth but few mice.Dutch
Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear.
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Who buys wants a hundred eyes, who sells need have but one.
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He is noble who performs noble deeds.
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Hew not too high, lest a chip fall in thine eye.
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Men can bear all things except good days.
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