Proverbs and old sayings, page 658

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Let lie what is too heavy to lift.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about lie

A friend's dinner is soon dressed.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

To do nothing teacheth to do evil.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nothing

Not shooting means always missing.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The worse service, the better luck.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bad luck, good luck

When the cat sleeps, the mice play.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Short reckonings make long friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Wise rats run from a falling house.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

Wishes are the echo of a lazy will.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Not turning his hand around for it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The blood creeps where it can't go.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about blood

Using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Every little pot has a fitting lid.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Fortune and glass break soon, alas!

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth

A liar ought to have a good memory.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about memory, good, good luck

Handsome apples are sometimes sour.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Merchant's goods are ebb and flood.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Old birds are not caught with cats.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

A dog with a bone knows no friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch