Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
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“In prosperity caution, in adversity patience.”
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“In prosperity think of adversity.”
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“In small boxes the best spice.”
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“In small woods may be caught large hares.”
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“In the division of inheritance, friendship standeth still.”
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“In the land of promise a man may die of hunger.”
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“In time a mouse will gnaw threw a cable.”
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“It flows like a fountain from a broomstick.”
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“It grieveth one dog that another goeth into the kitchen.”
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“It hangs upon a silken thread.”
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“It is a grief to one beggar that another stands at the door.”
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“It is a hard morsel that chokes.”
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“It is bad marketing with empty pockets.”
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“It is better to blow than burn your mouth.”
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“It is better to ride for half a year on a good horse than to
spend your entire life riding on a mule.”
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“It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl
of a lady.”
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“It is easier to prevent ill habits than to break them.”
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“It is easy to be liberal out of another man's purse.”
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“It is easy to cut thongs form other men's leather.”
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“It is good rowing with set sail.”
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“It is good sailing with wind and tide.”
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“It is good speaking that improves good silence.”
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“It is good spinning from another's yarn.”
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“It is good to go afoot when one is tired of riding.”
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“It is good to warm oneself by another's fire.”
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