Netherlands, Take note of this figure and what she says: She learns to keep measure, in all that one does and sees, Representation of the proverb 'Think before you start', verso - stamped, Moralistic representation that is sometimes interpreted as a cartoon of the Arminians or of the counts of Egmond and Hoorne. Possibly a cartoon of the Bishop of Munster or Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, based on the note of the date 1674 3, 24 (24 March) on the print. The inscription in the middle 'Sy leert mee, in al datmen doet en siet' (She learns to keep measure, in all that one does and sees) better describes the subject of the representation. The subject can also be expressed as: 'Bezient eer ge begint' (Think before you start) or 'He works himself into a corner'. Despite the warnings of an old man, a young man dives into the wide opening of a large horn. However, he then gets stuck in the narrow end. On the right, a laughing jester looks out of the window. See also the interpretation of the '