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When the pig has had a bellyful it upsets the trough.
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When the pirate prays, there is great danger.
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When the pot boils over it cooleth itself.
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When the shepherd strays, the sheep stray.
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When the stomach is full the heart is glad.
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When the tree falls every one runs to cut boughs.
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When the wine goes in the wit goes out.
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When the wine is in the man, the wit is in the can.
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When the wolf grows old the crows ride him.
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When thieves fall out, honest men come to their goods.
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When thine enemy retreateth, make him a golden bridge.
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When things are at the worst they begin to mend.
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When things go well it is easy to advise.
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When thy neighbour's house is on fire it's time to look about
thee.
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When two dogs fight for a bone, the third runs away with it.
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When two quarrel both are in the wrong.
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When two quarrel, both are to blame.
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When Want comes in at the door, Love flies out at the window.
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When we least expect it, the hare darts out of the ditch.
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Where a man feels pain he lays his hand.
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Where poverty comes in at the door, loves flies out at the
window.
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Where the bird was hatched it haunts.
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Where the dike (or dam) is lowest the water first runs over.
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Where the hedge is lowest every one goes over.
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Where there's no good within, no good comes out.
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Who buys wants a hundred eyes, who sells need have but one.
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Who can escape envy and blame, that speaks or writes for public
fame?
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Who chastises his child will be honoured by him, who chastises
him not will be shamed.
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Who don't keep faith with God won't keep it with man.
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Who excuses, accuses.
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Who fears no shame comes to no honour.
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Who gives to me, teaches me to give.
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Who goes fasting to bed will sleep but lightly.
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Who has a bad wife, his hell begins on earth.
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Who has but one eye must take good care of it.
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Who has deceived thee so oft as thyself?
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Who has many servants has many thieves.
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Who has no thirst has no business at the foundation.
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Who has plenty of pepper may pepper his beans.
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Who is righteous overmuch is a morsel for the Old One.
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Who knows the tongues is at home everywhere.
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Who reckons without his host must reckon again.
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Who runs is followed.
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Who serves the public serves a fickle master.
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Who spits against the wind, fouls his beard.
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Who to-day was a haughty knight, is to-morrow a pennyless wight.
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Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
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Who undertakes many things at once seldom does anything well.
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Who undertakes too much, succeeds but little.
Source: (Dutch)
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Who ventures to lend, loses money and friend.
Source: (Dutch)
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