Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Copy of The Dutch Proverbs, 1627, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands ( ) 117X 163 " 1559 - Gemldegalerie, Berlin . , , , - 100 . , . . : ' ' ' ', , . . . ( ) , .

Opening for terce of the Hours of the Virgin, with a full-page miniature depicting the Annunciation to the Shepherds, and two proverbs in the lower border: a man running his head against a wall, and a man stooping to make his way in the world. Lille, Mdiathque municipale Jean Lvy, Ms 158, ff. 70v-71r, 15th century . ( ). Man stooping to make his way in the world and Man shitting on the whole world Lille, Mdiathque municipale Jean Lvy, Ms 158, f. 71v, detail

Frans HogenbergDie blau huicke is dit meest ghenaemt / Maer des weerelts abuisen het beter betaempt. Circa 1558. -1558 , , 43 .

Pieter Brueghel the ElderThe Peasant and the Birdnester, 1568Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Pieter Bruegel the ElderBig Fish Eat Little Fish, 1556 Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna . , , .

. Pieter Brueghel the Elder, The Blind Leading the Blind, 1568, Galleria Nazionale di Capodimonte, Napoli.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Twelve Proverbs, 1558, Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp ' ' . 112 . . / . . . ( ).

1234567-1011121. To even be able to tie the devil to a pillow - Obstinacy overcomes everything - 2. To be a pillar-biter To be a religious hypocrite. () - , 3. To carry fire in one hand and water in the other To be two-faced and to stir up trouble. - 4. To bang one's head against a brick wall To try to achieve the impossible - 5. One foot shod, the other bare Balance is paramount. , - 6. The sow pulls the bung Negligence will be rewarded with disaster - 7. What can smoke do to iron? There is no point in trying to change the unchangeable. ? - .8. To get the lid on the head To end up taking responsibility - 9. To fry the whole herring for the sake of the roe To do too much to achieve a little 10. The herring does not fry here Things do not go according to plan. - 11. To sit between two stools in the ashes To be indecisive 12. The scissors hang out there They are liable to cheat you there. -

1. Shear them but do not skin them Do not press your advantage too far. , - 2. One shears sheep, the other shears pigs One has all the advantages, the other none. , - , 3. To be as tame as a lamb To be very obedient ( ) 4. To be armed to the teeth To be heavily armed 5. To be an iron-biter To be boastful / indiscreet / / 6. To bell the cat To be indiscreet about plans that should be secret. - .7. To always gnaw on a single bone To continually talk about the same subject - 8. To be a hen feeler To count one's chickens before they hatch. 9. A double-talker will undertake nothing without singing with a double mouth - hypocrisy cannot be hidden 10. To carry the day out in baskets To waste one's time 11. One winds on the distaff what the other spins Both spread gossip , - 12. Watch out that a black dog does not come in between When two women are together a barking dog is not needed to add to the trouble they will cause. ,

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1. To blow in the ear To spread (bad) gossip ()2. To confess to the Devil To reveal secrets to one's enemy - 3. To hold a candle to the Devil To flatter and make friends indiscriminately - 4. She puts the blue cloak on her husband She deceives/cheats on him. - , 5. To fill the well after the calf has drowned - To take action only after a disaster - 6. To have to stoop to get on in the world To succeed one must be devious - / 7. To cast roses before swine To waste effort on the unworthy - 8. The pig is stabbed through the belly a: By powerful action the difficulties have been cleared out of the way. b: It has been rigged, it's a hoax, it's been arranged in advance - / , , .9. Two dogs over one bone seldom agree To argue passionately over a single point - 10. The Fox and the Stork dine together Two deceivers always keep their own advantage in mind. - 11. What is the good of a beautiful plate when there is nothing on it? Beauty does not make up for substance -

123456789101112. To be a skimming ladle To be a parasite or sponger. - 13. To be chalked up at someone's Owing something to someone - 1213

1. To have the world spinning on one's thumb To have every advantage - 2. To put a spoke in someone's wheel To put up an obstacle, to destroy someone's plans , 3. To tie a flaxen beard to the face of God To hide deceit under a veneer of Christian piety - 4. To pull to get the longest end To attempt to get the advantage - 5. Love is on the side where the money bag hangs Love can be bought 6. He who has spilt his porridge cannot scrape it all up again Damage can never completely be undone - () 7. To stand in one's own light To be proud of oneself - 8. No one looks for others in the oven who has not been in there himself To imagine wickedness in others is a sign of wickedness in oneself. , - 9. Big fish eat little fish The rich and powerful enrich themselves at the cost of the poor. .10. To catch fish with your hands To profit from the work of others ( ) - 11. To sit on hot coals To be impatient 12. There is no turning the spit with him He is uncooperative - 13. The meat on the spit must be basted Certain things need constant attention -

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1. To be barely able to reach from one loaf to another To have difficulty living within budget - 2. A hoe without a handle Something useless - ( )3. Throwing the hatchet to its handle Completely abandoning something 4. To look for the hatchet To try to find an excuse 5. To search for with a lantern Difficult to find 6. To cast his light on it Making something clear (usually by someone with knowhow). (" ) 7. A big lantern with a small light Talking a lot, but not knowing a lot about it. - , .8. Here he is with his lantern - To finally have an opportunity to show a talent - 9. To yawn against the oven To attempt more than one can manage ( ) - 10. To take the hen's egg and let the goose's egg go To make a bad decision 11. To fall through the basket To have your deception uncovered 12. To be suspended between heaven and earth To be in an awkward/difficult situation - / 13. To be unable to see the sun shine on the water To be jealous of another's success - ( );

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1. The herring hangs by its own gills You must accept responsibility for your own actions - 2. There is more in it than an empty herring There is more to it than meets the eye ()- 3. The world is turned upside down Everything is the opposite of what it should be - 4. To shit on the world To despise everything 5. Fools get the best cards Luck can overcome intelligence - 6. To lead each other by the nose To fool each other - 7. It depends on the fall of the cards It is up to chance - 8. To pull something through the eye of the scissors Keeping materials from work for yourself. / Gaining material in an unfair way - / 9. To look through one's fingers To be indulgent - 10. There hangs the knife To issue a challenge 11. There stand the wooden shoes To wait in vain - / 12. To marry under the broomstick To live together without marrying - 13. To stick out the broom To have fun while the master is away 14. To have the roof tiled with tarts To be very wealthy -

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1. To shoot a second bolt to find the first To repeat a foolish action. To shoot all his bolts To act too fast , - 2. An old roof needs a lot of patching up Old things need more maintenance - 3. To have a hole in one's roof To be unintelligent 4. The roof has lathes - There could be eavesdroppers (The walls have ears) - 5. Leave at least one egg in the nest - Always have something in reserve - 6. Here hangs the pot - It is the opposite of what it should be - 7. To have toothache behind the ears To be a malingerer - 8. To be pissing against the moon To waste one's time on a futile endeavor - 9. Two fools under one hood Stupidity loves company - 10. To shave the fool without lather To trick somebody () 11. It grows out of the window It cannot be concealed 12. To play on the pillory To attract attention to one's shameful acts -

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1. Where the corn decreases the pig increases If one person gains then another must lose , - 2. Where the gate is open the pigs will run into the corn - Disaster ensues from carelessness , - 3. He who eats fire, shits sparks Do not be surprised at the outcome if you attempt a dangerous venture , - 4. To run like one's backside is on fire - To be in great distress - 5. To hang one's cloak according to the wind To adapt one's viewpoint to the current opinion - , 6. To toss feathers in the wind To work fruitlessly / - , 7. To gaze at the stork To waste one's time -

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1. To fish behind the net To miss an opportunity - 2. To want to kill two flies with one stroke To be efficient (equivalent to today's To kill two birds with one stone) - 3. It hangs like a privy over a ditch It is obvious - 4. They both shit through the same hole They are in agreement - ; 5. Anybody can see through an oak plank if there is a hole in it There is no point in stating the obvious , - 6. A wall with cracks will soon collapse Anything poorly managed will soon fail , - , 7. To throw one's money into the water To waste one's money - 8. To not care whose house is on fire as long as one can warm oneself at the blaze To take every opportunity regardless of the consequences to others -

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....1. To fall from the ox onto the ass To fall on hard times - 2. To kiss the ring of the door To be polite beyond credibility 3. One beggar pities the other standing in front of the door Fearing competition 4. To wipe one's backside on the door To treat something lightly - 5. To go around shouldering a burden To imagine that things are worse than they are - 6. Putting his shoulders under it Putting your back into it /

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1. To hold an eel by the tail To undertake a difficult task - ; 2. It is ill to swim against the stream It is difficult to oppose the general opinion - 3. The best straps are cut from somebody else's leather Men cut the largest straps from other men's leather / It is easy to take from others work - 4. The pitcher goes to the water until it finally breaks 1: Everything has its limitations. 2: Who doesn't take good advice, will suffer the consequences sooner or later - ; / , , , 5. To hang one's cowl from the fence To discard something without knowing whether it will be required later 6. To see bears dancing To be starving - "" 7. Wild bears prefer each other's company Peers get along better with each other than with outsiders -

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1. Everything, however finely spun, will come to the sun Nothing can be hidden forever , - ; 2. The journey is not yet over when one can discern the church and steeple Do not give up until the task is fully complete - ; 3. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall in the ditch There is no point in being guided by others who are equally ignorant , - , 4. Fear makes the old woman trot An unexpected event can reveal unknown qualities - 5. To drag the block To be deceived by a lover or to work at a pointless task - ; 6. Horse droppings are not figs Do not be fooled by appearances ( ) --

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.1. To shit on the gallows To be undeterred by any penalty - 2. Where the carcass is, there fly the crows If the evidence points to something it is likely to be true , - 3. To keep one's eye on the sail To stay alert, be wary - ; 4. It is easy to sail before the wind If conditions are favourable it is not difficult to achieve one's goal - , 5. If I am not meant to be their keeper, I will let geese be geese Do not interfere in matters that are not your concern , - 6. Who knows why geese go barefoot? There is a reason for everything, though it may not be obvious ? - , 123, 45, 6

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