Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
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“Fools ask what's o'clock, but wise men know their time.”
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“Fools build house and wise men live in them.”
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“For a flying enemy make a silver bridge.”
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“For a good appetite there is no hard bread.”
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“For great evils strong remedies.”
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“Forbear a quarrel with a friend to move: anger breeds hatred;
concord sweetens love.”
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“Forced love does not last.”
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“Fortune and glass break soon, alas!”
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“Fortune does not stand waiting at any one's door.”
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“Fortune is round; it makes one a king, another a dunghill.”
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“Fortune lost, nothing lost; courage lost, much lost; honour lost,
more lost; soul lost, all lost.”
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“From a spark the house is burnt.”
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“From little things men go on to great.”
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“From small beginning come great things.”
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“From the boat we get to the ship.”
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“From the cradle to the tomb,
Not all gladness, not all gloom.”
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“From the father comes honour, from the mother comfort.”
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“From trivial things great contests oft arise.”
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“Froth is no beer.”
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“Full bottles and glasses make swearers and asses.”
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“Full cup, steady hand.”
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“Geese are plucked as long as they have any feathers.”
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“Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.”
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“Gentility, sent to market, will not buy a peck of meal.”
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“Give an ass oats and he runs after thistles.”
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