--- title: "7 Flemish Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Flemish quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Flemish sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/leen-lefebre-41967_avontuur_zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in_605608.jpg" --- > [“Zo klein in gestalte doch o zo groot in gedachte, is die hofnar!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leen-lefebre/zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in-gedachte-is-die-hofnar/) [Leen Lefebre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leen-lefebre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/leen-lefebre-41967_avontuur_zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in_605608.jpg) > [Belgium is half French-speaking and half Flemish, and I was born on the French side. So we spoke it a lot -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-maxwell/belgium-is-half-french-speaking-and-half-flemish-and-i-was-born-on/) [Stella Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc1/stella-maxwell-5127_born_belgium-is-half-french-speaking-and-half_952632.jpg) > [“It was van Hulle who had been the initiator of this restoration of their ancestral language to its former glory as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-rodenbach/it-was-van-hulle-who-had-been-the-initiator-of-this-restoration-of/) [Georges Rodenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-rodenbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/georges-rodenbach-9570_flanders_it-was-van-hulle-who-had-been-the-initia_1277756.jpg) > [“The crowd listened all the more closely for having waited and despaired, especially since this time the bells, ringing softly, demanded a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-rodenbach/the-crowd-listened-all-the-more-closely-for-having-waited-and/) [Georges Rodenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-rodenbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/georges-rodenbach-9570_christmas-carols_the-crowd-listened-all-the-more-closely_1439217.jpg) > [I'm a bit of a melting pot, I try to speak British, but there's some European lilt - a not-so-conventional one because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eline-powell/i-m-a-bit-of-a-melting-pot-i-try-to-speak-british-but-there-s-some/) [Eline Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eline-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/644/eline-powell-39121_british_i-m-a-bit-of-a-melting-pot-i-try-to-spea_1601822.jpg) > [When I listen to an American singer, I wanna listen to his music in his language, because he's more spontaneous - he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stromae/when-i-listen-to-an-american-singer-i-wanna-listen-to-his-music-in/) [Stromae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stromae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/stromae-7797_american_when-i-listen-to-an-american-singer-i-wa_2294738.jpg) > [I am just a Flemish girl with her feet on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-demeulemeester/i-am-just-a-flemish-girl-with-her-feet-on-the-ground/) [Ann Demeulemeester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-demeulemeester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9da/ann-demeulemeester-14607_am_i-am-just-a-flemish-girl-with-her-feet-o_2932443.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flemish/#itemlist", "name": "Flemish Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Zo klein in gestalte doch o zo groot in gedachte, is die hofnar!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leen Lefebre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leen-lefebre/zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in-gedachte-is-die-hofnar/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/leen-lefebre-41967_avontuur_zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in_605608.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/leen-lefebre-41967_avontuur_zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in_605608.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/leen-lefebre-41967_avontuur_zo-klein-in-gestalte-doch-o-zo-groot-in_605608.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Zo klein in gestalte doch o zo groot in gedachte, is die hofnar!” — Leen Lefebre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Belgium is half French-speaking and half Flemish, and I was born on the French side. 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