Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
A single day grants what a whole hear denies.
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A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
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A still sow eats up all the draff.
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A still tongue makes a wise head.
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A still tongue maketh a wise head.
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A stout heart tempers adversity.
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A thief makes opportunity.
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A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
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A threatened man lives seven years.
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A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican, are the four
evangelists of Lucifer.
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A wolf hankers after sheep even at his last gasp.
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A wolf in sheep's clothing.
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A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.
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A young ewe and an old ram, every year bring forth a lamb.
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Advisers are not givers.
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After ebb comes flood, and friends with good.
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After great droughts come great rains.
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After high floods come low ebbs.
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After honour and state follow envy and hate.
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After rain comes fair weather.
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After the sour comes the sweet.
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After the storm comes a calm.
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Agree, agree, for the law is costly.
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All are not cooks who wear long knives.
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All are not friends who smile on you.
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