More Dutch Proverbs

He who must die, must die in the dark, even though he sells candles... >>

When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach... >>

He who would leap far must first take a long run... >>

Live together like brothers and do business like strangers... >>

Other Proverbs

The account is correct, but not a sixpense appears.... (Spanish) >>

He who has money has capers.... (French) >>

When one door shuts, a hundred open.... (Spanish) >>

Better be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.... (Spanish) >>

When a fox is in his hole, the smoke fetches him out.... (Spanish) >>

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring

- Dutch Proverb