Dutch Proverb
Dutch Proverb
flying hold swallow ten
It is better to hold one swallow in your hand, then ten flying in the air.
breaks hold jug until water
The jug will hold water until it breaks
feathers goose pick
Pick the goose as long as it has feathers
bread whose word
Whose bread one eats, whose word one preaches.
hat
To know about the hat and the rim.
catch order throw
To throw out a sardine, in order to catch cod.
farmer
What a farmer does not know, he won't eat.
drown
He who will try to drown his sorrows, will find that they can swimm very well.
body loose takes wife
He who takes a wife for her body, will loose the body and keep the wife.
butter stay
He who has butter on his head, should stay out of the sun.
clock heard lever
He has heard the clock ring, but can't find the lever
barrel
What is in a barrel will not go sour.
man share woman
Eventhough a man and a woman share the same pillow, they can have different dreams.
anger beware patient
Beware of the anger of a patient man.