1386 Dutch Proverbs
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"Bad company," said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.
2. !['Tis a fat bird that bastes itself.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis a fat bird that bastes itself.
3. !['Tis a wise child that knows its own father.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis a wise child that knows its own father.
4. !['Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
5. !['Tis as necessary to him as gold weights are to a beggar.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis as necessary to him as gold weights are to a beggar.
6. !['Tis best woo where a man can see the smoke.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis best woo where a man can see the smoke.
7. !['Tis day still, while the sun shines.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis day still, while the sun shines.
8. !['Tis too late to spare when the cask is bare.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis too late to spare when the cask is bare.
9. !['Tis well that wicked cows have short horns.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Tis well that wicked cows have short horns.
10. !['Twixt the spoon and the lip, the morsel may slip.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'Twixt the spoon and the lip, the morsel may slip.
11. ![A beggar's estate lies in all lands.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beggar's estate lies in all lands.
12. ![A beggar's hand is a bottomless basket.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beggar's hand is a bottomless basket.
13. ![A bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food.
14. ![A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A blind man may sometimes shoot a crow.
15. ![A brilliant daughter make a brittle wife.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A brilliant daughter make a brittle wife.
16. ![A brilliant daughter makes a brittle wife.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A brilliant daughter makes a brittle wife.
17. ![A burnt child dreads the fire.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A burnt child dreads the fire.
18. ![A cat may look at a king.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cat may look at a king.
19. ![A cat that meweth much catcheth but few mice.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cat that meweth much catcheth but few mice.
20. ![A cheeky person owns half the world.. Dutch Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cheeky person owns half the world.
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