1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 20
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Friends are known in time of need.382.
Friends are like fiddle-strings; they must not be screwed too tight.383.
From a spark the house is burnt.384.
From little things men go on to great.385.
From small beginning come great things.386.
From small beginnings come great things.387.
From the boat we get to the ship.388.
From the cradle to the tomb, Not all gladness, not all gloom.389.
From the father comes honour, from the mother comfort.390.
From trivial things great arguments often arise.391.
Froth is no beer.392.
Full bottles and glasses make swearers and asses.393.
Full cup, steady hand.394.
Geese are plucked as long as they have any feathers.395.
Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.396.
Gentility, sent to market, will not buy a peck of meal.397.
Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds.398.
Give an ass oats and he runs after thistles.399.
Give and take is fair play.400.
Give at first asking what you safely can; 'tis certain gain to help an honest man.