Name: ZakGT Host App
Author: ZakGT

Wat baten kaars en bril, als den uil niet zien en wil.

“What use are a candle and spectacles if the owl does not want to see?”

No amount of help or explanation matters to someone who refuses to understand.

— Traditional Belgium Wisdom, Belgium

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

More Proverbs from Belgium

Als het kalf verdronken is, dempt men de put.

“When the calf has drowned, one fills in the well.”

Taking precautions only after the damage is already done — closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

Beter een vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht.

“Better one bird in the hand than ten in the air.”

A modest certain gain is worth more than a large uncertain one.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

De appel valt niet ver van de boom.

“The apple does not fall far from the tree.”

Children tend to resemble their parents in character and behavior.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

Al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding.

“Even if a monkey wears a golden ring, it is and remains an ugly thing.”

Fine clothes or wealth cannot disguise an unpleasant nature.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

Twee honden aan één been komen zelden overeen.

“Two dogs on one bone seldom agree.”

People rarely share peacefully when competing for the same limited resource.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain

Met het hoofd tegen de muur lopen.

“To run one's head against the wall.”

To stubbornly attempt something impossible or hopeless.

Source: Traditional Flemish/Dutch proverb, shared Low Countries oral tradition, public-domain