1386 Dutch Proverbs / Page 56
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The old ones sing, the young ones pipe.1102.
The older one grows the more one learns.1103.
The open door invites the thief.1104.
The pen is mightier than the sword.1105.
The pitcher goes so long to the well that it breaks at last.1106.
The pot upbraids the kettle that it is black.1107.
The praise of fools is censure in disguise.1108.
The price of a laugh is too high, if it is raised at the expense of another.1109.
The purpose sanctifies the means.1110.
The rich devour the poor, and the devil devours the rich and so both are devoured.1111.
The rich have many friends.1112.
The rich man has his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.1113.
The richest man, whate'er his lot, is the one content with what he's got.1114.
The richest man, whatever his lot, is he who is content with what he has got.1115.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.1116.
The ruling passion strong in death.1117.
The scabbier the sheep the harder it bleats.1118.
The seeds of the day are best planted in the first hour.1119.
The strength of a tree lies in its roots -- not in its branches.1120.
The that creepeth falleth not.