Dutch Proverb Famous Quotes



He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds.

A little pot boils easily.

"When two quarrel, both are to blame."

He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.


Dutch Proverb Quotations






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A classic is a book which people praise and don't read.
Mark Twain

"We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about 'unthinkable things' because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless."
William Fullbright

As ill-luck would have it.
Miguel de Cervantes

There's one good kind of writer -- a dead one.
James T Farrell

"To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body, the mind and the heart - and to keep them in parallel vigor one must exercise, study and love."
Karl von Bonstetten

"True silence is the rest of the mind it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
William Penn

Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.
Kahlil Gibran

Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow.
Joseph Conrad

"Love your neighbor, but don't tear down your fence."
German proverb

Ever notice that 'what the hell' is always the right decision
Marilyn Monroe