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To the good listener, half a word is enough.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about word, good, good luck

Before a man learns to hang he is half dead.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

He that was born under a three-halfpenny planet shall never be worth twopence.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

If stupidity were a crime, half the human race would be hanged at every crossroads.

Proverbs and old sayings about stupidity, crime, criminals, human imperfections

Hearsay is half lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Well started is half won.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Shared grief is half grief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about sadness

A good start is half the job done.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about good, good luck

A cheeky person owns half the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about world, people

Better half an egg than empty shells.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He that hath an ill name is half hanged.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about name

Better return half way than lose yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

An understanding person needs only half a word.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about word, people

It is better to ride for half a year on a good horse than to spend your entire life riding on a mule.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about life, good, good luck

Don't meet trouble halfway.

Proverbs and old sayings English

What they say is half lies.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A maid who laughs is half taken.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A sin confessed is half forgiven.

Proverbs and old sayings English about sin

A bold attempt is half of success.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A half the truth is often a whole lie.

Proverbs and old sayings English about lie, truth