Pieter bruegel netherlandish proverbs

Proverb/idiomMeaningAreaImage To be able to tie even the devil to a pillow ^(fr)(nl)Obstinacy overcomes everythingLower left To be a pillar-biter ^{(fr)(nl)(it)(lmo)}To be a religious hypocriteLower left Never believe someone who carries fire in one hand and water in the other ^(fr)(nl)To be two-faced and to stir up troubleLower left To bang one's head against a brick wall ^(fr)(nl)To waste one's time on an impossible taskLower left One foot shod, the other bare^(fr)(nl)Balance is paramountLower left The sow pulls the bung ^(fr)(nl)Negligence will be rewarded with disasterLower left To bell the cat^(fr)(nl)To carry out a dangerous or impractical planLower left To be armed to the teeth ^(fr)(nl)(de)To be heavily armedLower left To put your armor on ^(fr)(nl)To be angryLower left One shears sheep, the other s