Dutch Proverbs (1219 Proverbs)
- Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
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- Who fears no shame comes to no honor.
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- When thy neighbour's house is on fire it's time to look about thee.
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- When the head is sick the whole body is sick.
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- When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
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- Twixt the spoon and the lip, the morsel may slip.
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- Those who dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain.
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- The worse the wheel, the more it creaks.
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- The nobler the tree, the more pliant the twig.
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- The farther from Rome the nearer to God.
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- That is beggar's fare, said the dame, when she fried eggs with the sausages.
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- Sow not money on the sea, lest it sink.
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- Our wisdom is no less at Fortune's mercy than our wealth.
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- With a friend behind you, you have a safe bridge.
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- Who to-day was a haughty knight, is to-morrow a pennyless wight.
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- Who don't keep faith with God won't keep it with man.
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- When things go well it is easy to advise.
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- When the dog is down, every one is ready to bite him.
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- When a mouse has fallen into a meal sack, he thinks he is the miller himself.
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- Travel east or travel west, a man's own house is still the best.
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- Those that eat cherries with great persons shall have their eyes squirted out with the stones.
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- The worse the carpenter, the more the chips.
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- The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman when the calf lies in the ditch.
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- The eye of the master makes the horse fat, and that of the mistress the chambers neat.
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- That beer's of your own brewing, and you must drink it.
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- Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
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- Our time runs on like a stream; first fall the leaves and then the tree.
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- Wishes are the echo of a lazy will.
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- Who spits against the wind, fouls his beard.
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- Who chastises his child will be honoured by him, who chastises him not will be shamed.
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- When the wine goes in the wit goes out.
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- When the devil gets into the church he seats himself on the altar.
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- What the sober man thinks, the drunkard tells.
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- Too much of one thing is good for nothing.
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- Those that dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain.
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- The world's a stage; each plays his part, and takes his share.
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- The more you stir a turd, the more it stinks.
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- The candle that goes before gives the best light.
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- Tell no one what you would have known only to yourself.
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- Soon ripe, soon rotten; soon wise, soon foolish.
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- One should not think about it too much when marrying or taking pills.
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- You've got to stare the cat down out of the tree.
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- Wise men sue for offices, and blockheads get them.
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- Who serves the public, serves a fickle master.
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- When hard work goes out of the door, poverty comes in at the window.
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- When things are at the worst they begin to mend.
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- When the cook and the steward fall out, we hear who stole the butter.
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- What the old ones sing, the young ones whistle.
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- To-day stately and brave, to-morrow in the grave.
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- Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick even more.
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- The richest man, whatever his lot, is he who's content with what he has got.
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- The monk preached against stealing, and had the good in his larder.
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- The end of passion is the beginning of repentance.
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- Talk of the wolf and his tail appears.
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- Smoke, stench, and a troublesome wife are what drive men from home.
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- One rotten apple in the basket infects the whole.
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- Your friend lends and your enemy asks for payment.
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- Wisdom is a good purchase, though we pay dear for it.
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- Who reckons without his host must reckon again.
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- Who can escape envy and blame, that speaks or writes for public fame?
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- When thine enemy retreateth, make him a golden bridge.
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- When the calf is drowned they cover the well.
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- What lay hidden under the snow cometh to light at last.
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- To marry one is a duty; twice a folly; thrice is madness.
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- There's no making a donkey drink against his will.
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- The words are fair, said the wolf, but I will not come into the village.
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- The master's eye and foot are the best manure for the field.
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- The end of mirth is the beginning of sorrow.
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- Take counsel before it goes ill, lest it go worse.
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- Sickness comes on horseback, but goes away on foot.
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- One quill is better in the hand than seven geese upon the strand.
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- Young twigs may be bent, but not old trees.
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- Wisdom in the man, patience in the wife, brings peace to the house and a happy life.
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- Who knows the tongues is at home everywhere.
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- Where there's no good within, no good comes out.
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- When thieves fall out, honest men get their goods back.
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- When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice.
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- What is wrong today won't be right tomorrow.
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- To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, and three times -- madness.
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- They who fight with golden weapons are pretty sure to prove they are right.
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