Tradizione olandese · A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs · 1857
Beter een jaar op een goed paard gereden, dan zijn gansche leven op een’ ezel.Better ride a good horse for a year, than an ass all your life.
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Schoenmaker, blijf bij u leest.Shoemaker, stick to your last.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesVoor stroom en wind is goed zeilen.It is good sailing with wind and tide.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDek toe den pot, daar is aal in.Cover up the pot, there’s an eel in it.
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Read the saying and check its sourcesDer bedelaren hand is eene bodemlooze mand.A beggar’s hand is a bottomless basket.
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