1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 5
81. A single day grants what a whole hear denies.
82. A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
83. A soft answer turneth away wrath.
84. A still sow eats up all the draff.
85. A still tongue makes a wise head.
86. A still tongue maketh a wise head.
87. A stout heart tempers adversity.
88. A thief makes opportunity.
89. A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
90. A threatened man lives seven years.
91. A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican, are the four evangelists of Lucifer.
92. A wise husband and a patient wife equal a peaceful home and a happy life.
93. A wolf hankers after sheep even at his last gasp.
94. A wolf in sheep's clothing.
95. A word is enough to the wise.
96. A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.
97. A young ewe and an old ram, every year bring forth a lamb.
98. A young wife, new bread, and green wood devastate a house.
99. Advisers are not givers.
100. After ebb comes flood, and friends with good.