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Timur Beisembiev
ALMATY (Specially for THE GLOBE)
The proverbs given below belong to the Dutch and Flemish peoples, who contributed a lot to the world culture and take a special honorable place among the high-developed countries. Their historical motherland - the nowadays Netherlands, more than half of Belgium and the north-western corner of France (Westhoek) - is unique in a way due to its geographical location: by land it borders on German- and French-speaking countries and by sea � it is not far from Britain.
As many people know English and/or German languages, the original Dutch proverb texts are also adduced, since they can be understood by a reader. That�s why the proverbs are given in Dutch alphabetical order. In the original text rhymed proverbs are set up in italics.
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