Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
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“He lays his eggs beside his nest.”
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“He lives in the land of promise.”
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“He lives long who lives well.”
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“He lords it (or swaggers) like an eel in a tub.”
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“He means well, but has a bad way of showing it.”
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“He measures others by his own standard.”
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“He must gape wide who would gape against an oven.”
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“He must have crept out of hell while the devil was asleep.”
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“He must indeed be a good master who never errs.”
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“He must rise betimes who would please everybody.”
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“He must shoot well who always hits the mark.”
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“He runs as fast as if he had eggs in his shoes.”
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“He said devil, but meant you.”
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“He studies the Bible of fifty-two leaves (a pack of cards).”
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“He swims on his own bullrush.”
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“He talks like a sausage without the fat.”
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“He that abideth low cannot fall hard.”
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“He that buildeth upon the highway hath many advisers.”
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“He that can be patient finds his foe at his feet.”
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“He that can reply to an angry man is too hard for him.”
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“He that chases another does not sit still himself.”
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“He that comes unbidden goes unthanked.”
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“He that complies against his will is of his own opinion still.”
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“He that despises the little is not worthy of the great.”
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“He that finds something before it is lost, will die before he is
sick.”
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