Read by the tongue
1 Dutch proverb read closely — filed under Caution and Hardship; set beside cousins in Japanese, Polish and Italian.
Zachte heelmeesters maken stinkende wonden
zachte heelmeesters maken stinkende wonden
Why a Dutch proverb warns that soft surgeons make festering wounds — and how a Japanese, a Polish, and an Italian saying agree, then split, over whether gentleness is mercy or neglect.
The gentle surgeon leaves a festering wound.
Zachte heelmeesters maken stinkende wonden
Literally: Soft healers make stinking wounds
Dutch · Netherlands
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