Belgian Proverbs
Sayings of Belgian origin The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains. A tax collector is best hung on Sunday. Even the Priest was a thief when gold was left out. Money buys cherries. Truth seldom finds a home. Don’t use another person’s mouth unless it has been lent to you. To die in the season of plague brings no honor. In the end a needle weighs heavy. Experience keeps a dear school. The bee, from her industry in the summer, eats honey all the winter. The horse must graze where it is tethered. Who sieves too much keeps the rubbish. Those who counsel do not pay. What you say when you're drunk should have been thought about beforehand. One spot stains the whole dress. Who being respected, is destitute. Children have a hair of their father. Life is a muddle, friendship is what sorts it out. Proverbs are the library of history. He who arrives too late finds the plate turned over. Weeds never perish. Only the und...