1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 54
1061.
The end crowns all.1062.
The end of mirth is the beginning of sorrow.1063.
The end of passion is the beginning of repentance.1064.
The eye of the master makes the horse fat, and that of the mistress the chambers neat.1065.
The eyes are bigger than the belly.1066.
The farther from Rome the nearer to God.1067.
The first in the boat has the choice of oars.1068.
The first occasion offered quickly take, lest thou repine at what thou didst forsake.1069.
The fly flutters about the candle till at last it gets burnt.1070.
The fly flutters around the candle till it gets burnt.1071.
The fox may lose his hair, but not his cunning.1072.
The fox never fares better than when he's bann'd.1073.
The friar preached against stealing when he had a pudding in his sleeve.1074.
The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool.1075.
The frost hurts not weeds.1076.
The fruit falls not far from the stem.1077.
The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor.1078.
The goose hisses, but does not bite.1079.
The grapes are sour, said the fox, when he could not get at them.1080.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.