Als God niet wil, dan kan de heilige niet.When God will, the saint cannot.
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Groot roemen, weinig gebraad.Great boast, little roast.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGewoonte wordt eene tweede natuur.Custom is second nature.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHet eindje is de dood.The end of all things is death.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesIn ’t deelen van ’t erf, staat de vriendschap stil.In the division of inheritance, friendship standeth still.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDie schuld ontkent, schuld bekent.Who excuses, accuses.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe hennen leggen gaarne waar zij een ei zien.Hens like to lay where they see an egg.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHet is goed wijsheid dat wijsheid is in ’t ende.That is good wisdom which is wisdom in the end.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesAlle vloed heeft zijne ebbe.Every flood has its ebb.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesBeter met een ouden wagen in de heide dan met een nieuw schip op zee.Better on the heath with an old cart than at sea in a new ship.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVan daag voor geld, en morgen voor niet.To-day for money, to-morrow for nothing.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDie vuur begeert, die zoek ’t in de assche.Who wants fire, let him look for it in the ashes.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesEen ploeg die werkt, blinkt; maar ’t stille water stinkt.A plough that worketh, shines; but still water stinks.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGroote visschen eten de kleine.Big fish devour the little ones.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe deugd beloont zich zelve.Virtue is its own reward.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesJonge katten willen muizen, jonge apen willen luizen.Young cats will mouse, young apes will louse.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe honig is zoet, maar de bije steekt.Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVrienden kost is haast gereed.A friend’s dinner is soon dressed.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesElk is een dief in zijne nering.Every one is a thief in his own craft.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesHooge boomen geven meer schaduuw dan vruchten.High trees give more shadow than fruit.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesWaar niet is, verliest de keizer zijn regt.Where there is nothing, the emperor loses his right.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDe ezels dragen de haver, en de paarden eten die.Asses carry the oats and horses eat them.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesZware beurzen en ligte harten kunnen veel verzetten.Heavy purses and light hearts can sustain much.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesGramschap is een korte dolligheid.Anger is a short madness.
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