Dutch proverbs

It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady.

He did hear the sound of the bell, but doesn't know where the clapper hangs.

The richest man, whatever his lot, is he who's content with what he has got.

That is beggar's fare, said the dame, when she fried eggs with the sausages.

When a mouse has fallen into a meal sack, he thinks he is the miller himself.

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

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

A hundred men can make an encampment, but it requires a woman to make a home.

All my goods are of silver and gold, even my copper kettle, says the boaster.

The richest man, whatever his lot, is he who is content with what he has got.

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