Step by step one goes far.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Caress your dog, and he'll spoil your clothes.Dutch
He that hath an ill name is half hanged.
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Who can escape envy and blame, that speaks or writes for public fame?
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It's pleasant to look on the rain, when one stands dry.
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Roasted pigeons will not fly into one's mouth.
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Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick even more.
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