Proverbs and old sayings Dutch, page 55

1326 proverbs and old sayings dutch

He who would catch a rogue must watch behind the door.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about trap

Who is righteous overmuch is a morsel for the Old One.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

A plough that worketh, shines; but still water stinks.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about water

Before you make a friend, eat a pack of salt with him.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about dance, home

It's pleasant to look on the rain, when one stands dry.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about rain

Fools ask what's o'clock, but wise men know their time.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about man, time

He that despises the little is not worthy of the great.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Bear patiently that which you suffer by your own fault.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about suffering

Gentility, sent to market, will not buy a peck of meal.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about stores, commerce

What lay hidden under the snow cometh to light at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about light

When thieves fall out, honest men get their goods back.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves, fall, man

Tell no one what you would have known only to yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Let every one look to himself, and no one will be lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When the mouse has had its fill, the meal turns bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bitter

He who would gather honey must brave the sting of bees.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about happiness

Who doesn't keep faith with God won't keep it with men.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about faith, man, god

That beer's of your own brewing, and you must drink it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about drinking

He that is bitten by a dog must apply some of its hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch