Dutch Proverbs
Saying of Dutch origin Proverbs of The Netherlands A kiss without a beard is like an egg without salt. An old rat won't go into the trap. When the shepherd strays, the sheep stray. Were everyone to sweep in front of his own house, every street would be clean. Soon ripe, soon rotten; soon wise, soon foolish. One sprinkles the most sugar where the tart is burnt. There are more thieves than are hanged. When two quarrel both are in the wrong. Stroke your dog, and he'll spoil your clothes. More flies are caught with a spoonful of syrup than with a barrel full of vinegar. It is too late to cry "Hold hard!" when the arrow has left the bow. A fool by chance may say a wise thing. Fools are free all the world over. Good things require time. Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick even more. No greater promisers than they who have nothing to give. Good drink drives out bad thoughts. Better lose the anchor than the whole ship. Coupled sheep ...