The absent always bear the blame.
More Dutch Proverbs:
When thieves fall out, honest men get their goods back.Dutch
Coffee has two virtues, it's wet and it's warm.
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He lays his eggs beside his nest.
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The friar preached against stealing when he had a pudding in his sleeve.
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Touch a galled horse and he'll wince.
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A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
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