Proverbs

Illustrations on several common proverbs.

A poster saying "Lies have short legs". The background is red and white stripes shows a speakers desk with steps leading up to it in blue (the overall composition remotely resembles the american flag)

Made in 2013, still, against all odds, there might still be a germ of truth in it … 

A poster saying "the early bird catches the worm" – showing two cowboys ready to draw their guns

The early bird catches the worm

A poster saying "the apple does not fall far from the tree" – showing an apple tree at the edge of a steep cliff

The apple never falls far from the tree.

A poster saying "auf fremdem Arsch ist gut durch feuer reiten", a german proverb meaning "its easy to do tough things if you dont have to do them". It shows a person riding a camel through a desert

Translates to: on another's ass (responsibility, suffering …) it's not hard to ride through fire.

A poster saying "in need the devil eats flies" – depicting Fidel Castro with a regular cigaret.

In default of a soul the devil puts up with a fly