1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 15
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Creaking carts last the longest.282.
Cream doesn't rise to the top, it works its way up.283.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.284.
Cut your coat to suit your cloth.285.
Darkness and night are mothers of thought.286.
Daughters are brittle ware.287.
Daughters may be seen but not heard.288.
Dead dogs don't bite.289.
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour.290.
Death is in the pot.291.
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow down.292.
Death keeps no almanack.293.
Death pays all debts.294.
Deep swimmers and high climbers usually don't die in their beds.295.
Do not wake sleeping dogs.296.
Do you speak English?297.
Dogs have teeth in all countries.298.
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.299.
Dominies come for your wine, and officers for your daughters.300.
Don't buy a cat in a sack.