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No man learneth but by pain or shame.
Source: (Dutch)
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No office so humble but it is better than nothing.
Source: (Dutch)
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No one can have peace longer than his neighbour pleases.
Source: (Dutch)
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No one is wise in his own affairs.
Source: (Dutch)
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No one knows where another's shoe pinches.
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No one so sure but he may miss.
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No sheep runs into the mouth of a sleeping wolf.
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Nobility of soul is more honourable than nobility of birth.
Source: (Dutch)
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Nobody's sweetheart is ugly.
Source: (Dutch)
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Nothing is haste but catching flies.
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Nothing so bad but it finds its master.
Source: (Dutch)
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Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.
Source: (Dutch)
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Nothing so bold as a blind man.
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Nothing so bold as a blind mare.
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Of hasty counsel take good heed, for haste is very rarely speed.
Source: (Dutch)
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Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have
great ears.
Source: (Dutch)
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Offer a clown your finger, and he'll take your fist.
Source: (Dutch)
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Oil is best at the beginning, honey at the end, and wine in the
middle.
Source: (Dutch)
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Old birds are not caught with cats.
Source: (Dutch)
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Old foxes are hard to catch.
Source: (Dutch)
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On a small pretence the wolf devours the sheep.
Source: (Dutch)
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One bird in the hand is better than two flying.
Source: (Dutch)
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One cannot shoe a running horse.
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One does it for love, another for honour, a third for money.
Source: (Dutch)
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One God, one wife, but many friends.
Source: (Dutch)
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One lost, two found.
Source: (Dutch)
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One must sometimes hold a candle to the devil.
Source: (Dutch)
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One nail drives in another.
Source: (Dutch)
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One penny in the pot (money-box) makes more noise than when it is
full.
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One quill is better in the hand than seven geese upon the strand.
Source: (Dutch)
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One rotten apple in the basket infects the whole.
Source: (Dutch)
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One scabby sheep infects the whole flock.
Source: (Dutch)
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One's own hearth is worth gold.
Source: (Dutch)
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Opportunity makes desire.
Source: (Dutch)
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Our time runs on like a stream; first fall the leaves and then
the tree.
Source: (Dutch)
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Our wisdom is no less at Fortune's mercy than our wealth.
Source: (Dutch)
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Out before day, in before night.
Source: (Dutch)
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Painted flowers have no odour.
Source: (Dutch)
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Patience surpasses learning.
Source: (Dutch)
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Perseverance brings success.
Source: (Dutch)
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Pleasures steal away the mind.
Source: (Dutch)
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Pleasures, while they flatter, sting.
Source: (Dutch)
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Poor folk's wisdom goes for little.
Source: (Dutch)
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Poverty is the reward of idleness.
Source: (Dutch)
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Precaution said, Good friend, this counsel keep: strip not
yourself until you're laid to sleep.
Source: (Dutch)
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Precious things are mostly in small compass.
Source: (Dutch)
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Proffered service is little valued.
Source: (Dutch)
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Proffered service stinks.
Source: (Dutch)
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Profit by the folly of others.
Source: (Dutch)
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Promises make debts, and debts make promises.
Source: (Dutch)
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