He thinks to catch shell-fish in the trees.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about trap, fishing
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The tree does not fall at the first stroke.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about fall
Like to like, Jack to Gill, a penny a pair.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
He that lives with cripples learns to limp.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
God sent him meat, but the devil cooked it.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil, god
Coffee has two virtues, it is wet and warm.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
When the wolf grows old the crows ride him.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness
Young twigs may be bent, but not old trees.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness
With honour and store, what would you more.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about stores, honour, contentment
He who is surety for another, pays for him.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
That's quickly done which is long repented.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
If fools ate no bread, corn would be cheap.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Were fools silent they would pass for wise.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
After honor and state follow envy and hate.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about state, hate, envy
For a good appetite there is no hard bread.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about good, good luck
You can't shoe a horse while it is running.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about contentment
Milk the cow, but don't pull off the udder.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Great gaps may be filled with small stones.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Good company on a journey is worth a coach.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about companies, good, good luck
The arms of Bruges: an ass in an arm-chair.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
