The devil is not so black as he is painted.
More Dutch Proverbs:
Better keep peace than make peace.Dutch
Old foxes are hard to catch.
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A young wife, new bread, and green wood devastate a house.
Dutch
Many seek good nights and lose good days.
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Stretch your legs no farther than your coverlet.
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Young twigs may be bent, but not old trees.
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