Collection of Dutch proverbs, sayings and popular sayings in Holland translated into Italian, as evidence of the wisdom of this people famous for being astute in commerce.
Dutch idioms
- Dutch puppet maker, and Spanish great knight.
- Old ships remain ashore.
- Aachen and Cologne were not built in one day.
- Good wine doesn't need garlands.
- The new brooms sweep cleaner, but the old brooms know all the corners and holes.
- The arch cannot always be in tension.
- Think before you start.
- Old goats have rigid horns.
- With harm and shame one becomes wise.
- Sometimes even the best knitter makes a mistake.
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- What does the candle and glasses matter if the owl cannot and does not want to see.
- The dog bites the stone, and not the one who throws it.
- The devil invented the questions.
- A good start is half the job.
- Out of sight out of mind.
- The grass on the other side of the hill is always greener.
Dutch sayings
- Whoever says A must also say B.
- Tall trees get a lot of wind.
- Your own death is someone else's bread.
- Begging does not impoverish.
- Better half an egg than an empty shell.
- Guests and fish remain fresh for three days.
- Small vessels have large ears.
- Those who have a choice are afraid.
- You shouldn't praise the day before it's evening.
- The brazen have half the world.
- It is not good to hunt hares with disobedient dogs.
- The most beautiful flowers bloom on the edge of the abyss.
- A good neighbor is better than a distant friend.
- God created the Earth, but the Dutch created Holland.
- What is unknown is something unloved.
- The higher the monkey climbs, the more it shows its butt.
Dutch proverbs
- A ship wrecked on the beach is a beacon in the sea.
- As the clock ticks at home, it does not tick anywhere.
- Better the bread in the bag than a feather on the hat.
- Never buy a cat in a bag.
- Even a crumb is bread.
- In the first glass a lamb, in the second a lion, in the third a pig.
- If you have butter on your head you have to stay away from the sun.
- People drown more in a glass than in the sea.
- Even if a monkey wears a gold ring, it remains a bad thing.
- To experience the strength of the anchor, you have to challenge the storm.
- Silence gives a nice answer.
- An hour of lightheartedness can make people cry for years.
- Howl with the wolves you are with in the woods, and in the bela field with the sheep.
- The egg wants to be wiser than the chicken.
- A good listener only needs a half word.
- Bad butter, bad fish.
- To a beam that is taken from the forest, a lot of cuts must be made before it fits into the house.
- Those who save diligently build houses like castles.
