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| A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. | 1 |
| A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea. | 2 |
| “Bad company,” muttered the thief, as he stepped to the gallows between the hangman and a monk. | 3 |
| Behind every mountain lies a vale. | 4 |
| Beter eens in den hemel dan tienmaal aan de deur—Better once in heaven than ten times at the door. | 5 |
| Bloemen zijn geen vruchten—Blossoms are not fruits. | 6 |
| Boomen die men veel verplant gedijen zelden—Trees you transplant often, seldom thrive. | 7 |
| Clothes make the man. | 8 |
| Daar ’t een mensch wee doet, daar heeft hij de hand—A man lays his hand where he feels the pain. | 9 |
| Daar niets goeds in is, gaat niets goeds uit—Where no good is in, no good comes out. | 10 |
| Daar twee kijven hebben ze beiden schuld—When two quarrel both are to blame. | 11 |
| Daar zijn meer dieven als er opgehangen worden—There are more thieves than are hanged. | 12 |
| De adel der ziel is meer waardig dan de adel des geslachts—Nobility of soul is more honourable than nobility by birth. | 13 |
| De beste zaak heeft nog een goed’ advocaat noodig—The best cause has need of a good pleader. | 14 |
| De ezels dragen de haver, en de paarden eten die—Asses fetch the oats and horses eat them. | 15 |
| De kleine dieven hangt men, de groote laat men loopen—We hang little thieves and let great ones off. | 16 |
| De tijd is aan God en ons—Time is God’s and ours. | 17 |
| De waarheid is eene dochter van den tijd—Truth is a daughter of Time. | 18 |
| De wereld wil betrogen zijn—The world likes to be deceived. | 19 |
| Die de wereld wel beziet, men zag nooit schoonder niet—Whoso considers the world well must allow he has never seen a better. | 20 |
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| Die een ander jaagt zit zelfs niet stil—He who chases another does not sit still himself. | 21 |
| Die het in het vuur verloren heeft, moet het in de asch zoeken—What is lost in the fire must be searched for in the ashes. | 22 |
| Die te veel onderneemt slaagt zelden—He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds. | 23 |
| Die veel dienstboden heeft, die heeft veel dieven—He who has many servants has many thieves. | 24 |
| Dochters zijn broze waren—Daughters are fragile ware. | 25 |
| Don’t throw away the old shoes till you’ve got new ones. | 26 |
| Dreigers vechten niet—Those who threaten don’t fight. | 27 |
| Een diamant van eene dochter wordt een glas van eene vrouw—A diamond of a daughter becomes a glass of a wife. | 28 |
| Een dief maakt gelegenheid—A thief makes opportunity. | 29 |
| Een hond aan een been kent geene vrienden—A dog with a bone knows no friends. | 30 |
| Een kleine pot wordt haast heet—A little pot becomes soon hot. | 31 |
| Een once geduld is meer dan een pond verstand—One ounce of patience is worth more than a pound of brains. | 32 |
| Eenmaal is geen gewoonte—Once is no custom. | 33 |
| Elk het zijne is niet te veel—Every one his own is not too much. | 34 |
| Every flood has its ebb. | 35 |
| Every one is a preacher under the gallows. | 36 |
| Every shot does not bring down a bird. | 37 |
| Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men much from fools. | 38 |
| Forced love does not last. | 39 |
| From small beginnings come great things. | 40 |
| Gebrade duijven vliegen niet door de lucht—Roasted pigeons don’t fly through the air. | 41 |
| Gedult gaat boven geleerdheid—Patience excels learning. | 42 |
| Gedwongen liefde vergaat haast—Love that is forced does not last. | 43 |
| Geese are plucked as long as they have any feathers. | 44 |
| Geld beheert de wereld. Money rules the world. | 45 |
| Gemeen goed, geen goed—Common goods, no goods. | 46 |
| Gierigheid is niet verzadigd voor zij den mond vol aarde heeft—Greed is never satisfied till its mouth is filled with earth. | 47 |
| Give an ass oats, and it runs after thistles. | 48 |
| God does not pay every week, but He pays at the end. | 49 |
| God gives birds their food, but they must fly for it. | 50 |
| Gods water over Gods akker laten loopen—Let God’s waters run over God’s fields. | 51 |
| Goed verloren, niet verloren: moed verloren, veel verloren; eer verloren, meer verloren; ziel verloren, al verloren—Money lost, nothing lost; courage lost, much lost; honour lost, more lost; soul lost, all lost. | 52 |
| Gold beheert de wereld—Gold rules the world. | 53 |
| Good hunters track closely. | 54 |
| Good leading makes good following. | 55 |
| Good right needs good help. | 56 |
| Good things take time. | 57 |
| Good wine is its own recommendation. | 58 |
| Great fools have great bells. | 59 |
| Great wealth, great care. | 60 |
| Guessing is missing (the point). | 61 |
| He cannot lay eggs, but he can cackle. | 62 |
| He must be a good shot who always hits the mark. | 63 |
| He that can be patient has his foe at his feet. | 64 |
| He that finds something before it is lost will die before he falls ill. | 65 |
| He that has to choose has trouble. | 66 |
| He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him. | 67 |
| He who serves the public serves a fickle master. | 68 |
| He who would gather honey must brave the sting of the bees. | 69 |
| He who would gather roses must not fear thorns. | 70 |
| If you pull one pig by the tail, all the rest will squeak. | 71 |
| Ill begun, ill done. | 72 |
| In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. | 73 |
| In the division of the inheritance, friendship standeth still. | 74 |
| In the land of promise a man may die of hunger. | 75 |
| Jong rijs is te buigen, maar geen oude boomen—Young twigs will bend, but not old trees. | 76 |
| Jonge lui, domme lui; oude lui, koude lui—Young folk, silly folk; old folk, cold folk. | 77 |
| Klein gewin brengt rijkdom in—Small gains bring riches in. | 78 |
| Let every one look to himself, and no one will be lost. | 79 |
| Little thieves have iron chains and great thieves gold ones. | 80 |
| Man kan geen loopend paard beslaan—One cannot shoe a running-horse. | 81 |
| No bird ever flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food. | 82 |
| No corn without chaff. | 83 |
| Nothing in haste save catching fleas. | 84 |
| Of hasty counsel take good heed, for very rarely haste is speed. | 85 |
| One can’t shoe a runaway horse. | 86 |
| Opportunity makes desire. | 87 |
| Paint costs nothing. | 88 |
| Poor folk’s wisdom goes for little. | 89 |
| Poverty is the reward of idleness. | 90 |
| Promises make debts, and debts make promises. | 91 |
| Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. | 92 |
| Put not all your eggs in one basket. | 93 |
| Roses fall, but the thorns remain. | 94 |
| Schuim is geen bier—Froth is no beer. | 95 |
| Sooner or later the truth comes to light. | 96 |
| The rich devour the poor, the devil the rich, and so both are devoured. | 97 |
| There are no better masters than poverty and want. | 98 |
| Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick more. | 99 |
| Who watches not catches not. | 100 |
| Young folk, silly folk; old folk, cold folk. | 101 |
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