In the old days when they needed to raise capital to fund the building of VOC ships, man you would hear the common people whimper at the port; when would their invested money go out sailing.
Hence the old Dutch saying "the best steersmen are ashore"
Eager and shortsighted as they were, they would press the counsel of wise men for early departure, even with a leaking ship.
Hence the old Dutch saying "two captains on a ship"
Then during the maiden trip, our common share holder would fret, whine, inquire, demand and whimper because there would be no way to be sure if their risk capital would yield.
Hence the old Dutch saying " a fool can ask more than a hundred wise men can answer in 7 years"
Every morning they would show up in port to make sure it didn't arrive in the night.
Hence the old Dutch saying "the sun rises for free"
Once sure it didn't they would hurry over to the market and start complaining.
Hence the old Dutch saying "to burn your ships"
Those ships could be gone for years, imagine the share price after a couple of months.
Hence the old Dutch saying "The biggest sails catches the most wind"
Guess who ends up selling their shares in sight of the safe harbor?
Hence the old Dutch saying "the devil always takes a shit on the biggest pile"
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