Dutch Proverbs, Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
976 Dutch Proverbs
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“By labour fire is got out of a stone.”
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“By slow degrees the bird builds his nest.”
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“By the living we bury the dead.”
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“Caress your dog, and he'll spoil your clothes.”
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“Caution is the parent of delicate beer-glasses.”
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“Cent-wisdom and dollar-folly.”
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“Clothes make the man.”
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“Coffee has two virtues, it is wet and warm.”
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“Coin a phrase.”
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“Cold broth hot again, that loved I never;
Old love renew'd again, that loved I ever.”
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“Common fame seldom lies.”
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“Common Goods, no goods.”
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“Correction bringeth fruit.”
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“Counsel before action.”
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“Counsel is as welcome to him as a shoulder of mutton to a sick
horse.”
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“Counsel is irksome when the matter is past remedy.”
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“Coupled sheep drown one another.”
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“Cover up the pot, there's an eel in it.”
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“Covetousness is never satisfied till its mouth is filled with
earth.”
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“Creaking carts last the longest.”
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“Cream doesn't rise to the top, it works its way up.”
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“Darkness and night are mothers of thought.”
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“Daughters are brittle ware.”
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“Daughters may be seen but not heard.”
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“Death is in the pot.”
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