Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
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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