1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 44
861.
Nothing so bad but it finds its master.862.
Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.863.
Nothing so bold as a blind mare.864.
Of hasty counsel take good heed, for haste is very rarely speed.865.
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears.866.
Offer a clown your finger, and he'll take your fist.867.
Oil is best at the beginning, honey at the end, and wine in the middle.868.
Old birds are not caught with cats.869.
Old foxes are hard to catch.870.
On a small pretence the wolf devours the sheep.871.
Once a thief, always a thief.872.
Once a whore, always a whore.873.
Once bit, twice shy.874.
Once is no custom.875.
One beats the bush, and another catches the bird.876.
One bird in the hand is better than two flying.877.
One can't shoe a running horse.878.
One cannot shoe a running horse.879.
One crow does not make a winter.880.
One crow does not peck out another's eyes.